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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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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It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations.
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Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the zealots of liberty.
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So I was drinking tequila, and I was drinking grappa, which is Italian for gasoline, and I was drinking Jägermeister, which I believe is the liquid equivalent of Wonder Woman's golden lasso, because it will make you tell anybody the truth for no reason whatsoever. 'You have really bad skin. Thanks for the drink.'
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I spent the first 16 years of my life in Scotland. My whole family is there. It's in my blood and informs my sense of humour, my point of view, the people I choose to spend time with, everything.
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My films do very well on home video.
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Complete strangers can stand silent next to each other in an elevator and not even look each other in the eye. But at a concert, those same strangers could find themselves dancing and singing together like best friends. That's the power of music.
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Who you work with is even more important than who you hang out with because you spend a lot more time with your workmates than your friends.
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One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
