Itzhak Perlman Quotes
One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply religious and my mother was not.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
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Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die.
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I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living - and from acting - but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music.
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Blogs are easy to start, but unless the author is famous, it takes years to build a following.
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Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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I was always fascinated by politics, and I was exposed to it quite a lot.
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I am smarter because I stayed in school, and I am a better football player.
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Waka Flocka is a product, a franchise, a brand, a label... And a good guy!
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I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.
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The economy is much bigger than the market. We will not be able to build a good economy - nor a good society - unless we look at the vast expanse beyond the market.
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I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding.
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The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.
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At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they're interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously.
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Whatever their limitations, Freud and Marx developed complex and subtle theories of human nature grounded in their observation of individual and social behavior. The crackpot rationalism of free-market economics merely relies on an abstract model of how people 'must' behave.
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We hugged, and my dad cried a little. I don't have a macho-type dad, who hunts and fishes and collects guns. He's sensitive and caring. He drives me crazy most of the time, but I do admire that he's not afraid to show his "feminine side.”
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One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
