Itzhak Perlman Quotes
Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
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One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.
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I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.
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Think of social media as the Internet. I can't think of anyone betting against the Internet in 2012.
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My daughter is a very adventurous eater. I'm not the guy who sits around lamenting that all my kid will eat it is Tater Tots and chicken nuggets. With my kid, it's more a capricious and whimsical decision-making.
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Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that order - a way of surprising.
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I've never been one to take glee in anyone's demise, and when I saw Jerry Sandusky walk out in handcuffs, I did kind of feel a bit sorry for him, even though the jury found him to do some horrific things; I was like, 'His life is over.'
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Tyga's one of my best friends ever, so it's so much fun to travel with him. I always like having my friends out on the road with me.
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I'm not ashamed to admit that I've written some really bad songs and I've had some bad performances.
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I've never had one of those middle of the nights when I go, 'Why me?' or 'I don't know if I can keep fighting like this.' No. Those thoughts don't even enter my mind.
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Pele doesn't die. Pele will never die. Pele is going to go on for ever.
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I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor.
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LCD Soundsystem - they put the drummer in front. I always thought that was cool. Because the drummer is usually the guy in the back.
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I'll admit I'm a workaholic.
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I've been lucky enough to do a few editorials in the U.K., but I've never even been on a casting for mainstream commercial work. When I try to understand it, I think people are scared to try something new.
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It may be that the seemingly intrinsic attraction that past time has for me is merely a desire for escapism, as I look out at the nation and world with little optimism.
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I want people to hear the presence of God in the music.
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If I wasn't acting or doing stand-up, I would be in animation. Or if I had the discipline I might studies physics.
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Yes, I do have a soft spot for complicated villains who can't help themselves.
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I got a psychology degree from USC, but music is just my whole life.
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I despise hip hop. Loathe it. Eminem is an idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distasteful character I have ever crossed in my life. Eminem's new song about his kid - isn't it the most ridiculous piece of music you have ever heard in your life? I just don't like the dragging women around on dog leads and all that stuff
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When I have people like Planned Parenthood intentionally not following the law, that's where the state will be involved.
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Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
