Simon Rattle Quotes
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Conductors start getting good when everybody else retires.
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Conductors make too much fuss about conductors! Humility and hard work are virtues. We're nothing without our musicians.
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'Career' is not a musical term.
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Always the journey, never the destination.
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If you think the music business is the be-all and end-all of life, you're in big trouble.
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What really counts isn't whether your instrument is Baroque or modern: it's your mindset.
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I've always had a profound conviction that great music is about joy, even in the face of tragedy.
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The better the orchestra, often the harder it is to conduct, not the other way around.