Eugene Ormandy Quotes
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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I usually listen to classic rock and roll.
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I'm very conscious of... I don't feel like a star.
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I will not be collateral damage in a presidential campaign, nor will I be a woman bullied by Hillary Clinton.
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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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Free-diving is all about being lean, being super-flexible, and having a good breath hold.
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It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals.
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You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you, but then it's up to you to make something new.
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When I finally held the trophy, it was just how I imagined it would be.
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I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.
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I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.
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I don't see Merced appearing on a mainstream desktop inside of a decade.
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The world must be filled with unsuccessful musical careers like mine, and it's probably a good thing. We don't need a lot of bad musicians filling the air with unnecessary sounds. Some of the professionals are bad enough.
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When I read the documents relative to the Modernism, as it was defined by Saint Pius X, and when I compare them to the documents of the II Vatican Council, I cannot help being bewildered. For what was condemned as heresy in 1906 was proclaimed as what is and should be from now on the doctrine and method of the Church. In other words, the modernists of 1906 were, somewhat, precursors to me. My masters were part of them. My parents taught me Modernism. How could Saint Pius X reject those that now seem to be my precursors?
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I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for the machines.
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But I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands.
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As we sped toward possible glory. With less than one hundred meters to go, I shot to the front of the group, and I began to grin. I thought, I got this.
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The distance between me and Benny [Goodman], was that I was trying to play a musical thing, and Benny was trying to swing. Benny had great fingers; I'd never deny that. But listen to our two versions of 'Star Dust.' I was playing; he was swinging.
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The letter e may now no longer be used to denote anything other than this positive universal constant.
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I have to represent. I feel proud to have a culture that's different... and proud to be a Latina. We're not all categorized as one type of person... there's people from everywhere doing different things who have different types of cultures. Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman.
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Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?
