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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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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The experience of life consists of the experience which the spirit has of itself in matter and as matter, in mind and as mind, in emotion, as emotion, etc.
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Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.
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When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good days. I was managing a career and trying to have a good year. It would always 'lead' to something, which never leads to anything except death, where everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a great Wednesday.
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In live-action, writing, production and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue to occur between the writer, the director, the actors and the editor, and it makes the writing process a lot more collaborative and a lot less lonely.
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I think it's important to take chances.
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One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.
