Eugene Ormandy Quotes
That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.
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It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.
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My 93-year-old grandma is a beautiful example of healthy living. She laughs a lot and always says, 'Just be yourself!' She also eats dessert every single day.
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When you have this many losses, you don't have a following.
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We have the American people properly concerned about the future of our country and the world.
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I met Gerhard Richter and Alighiero Boetti when I was a teenager, and I was really inspired by them. When Boetti died, I realized I only vaguely remembered so many things he told me. It was such a pity. Had I only recorded his voice, he would still be with me, and I could listen to it from time to time.
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Music is my balance... center of my life.
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Don't monitor your online savings account in real time.
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Muslims must believe that all power, success and victory comes from God alone.
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I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R&B - is the heart and soul of all popular music; and that we cannot afford to let this legacy slip into obscurity, I'm telling you.
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When writing screenplays, it's a matter of remembering to leave off the page anything and everything that doesn't appear on the screen.
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I did most of my schooling in Miami.
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I spent most of my career in hi tech, not in politics.
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The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.
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As an actress, you have to give your character a life, a history, and make it full and rich for yourself.
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Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House.
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The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
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Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
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It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.
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Only the mediocre are always at their best. If your standards are low, it is easy to meet those standards every single day, every single year. But if your standard is to be the best, there will be days when you fall short of that goal. It is okay to not win every game. The only problem would be if you allow a loss or a failure to change your standards. Keep your standards intact, keep the bar set high, and continue to try your very best every day to meet those standards. If you do that, you can always be proud of the work that you do.
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We are born dead, and we are becoming more and more contented with our condition. We are acquiring the taste for it.
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I think I will always feel a special relationship with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, because for me it was something very, very special. It was a modern opera, and to play the heroine in a film that became such a success at a young age, and learning from him when I was so young and impressionable - really it was one of my most important experiences.
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That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.
