Simon Rattle Quotes
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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I was never really acting. I was not taking it seriously. Acting was very much a hobby for me. It wasn't really until I was finishing college and doing it sporadically that I began to take it seriously.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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I would never go to a gym. How could I do it? So I tried to do it in my house and it doesn't work.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If it's a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.
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I have always said that I want to finish my career with the Dolphins and this put me closer to that goal. I have been fortunate to break many personal records, but my overiding goal is to win a Super Bowl here in Miami.
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I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans.
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I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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Some folks hesitate to seize additional strength because they think it wrong or dangerous to be a powerful individual. Somehow they have acquired the false notion that tyranny or dictatorship or cruelty are the outcomes of a powerful personality. These characteristics are not power. They are weaknesses disguised as power.
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Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.
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I was at a book convention, in a cab. On one side of me was Arthur Schlesinger; on the other side was William Manchester - real heavyweights. All they were doing was asking me about Charles Manson. The only thing that enables me not to be bored is the people talking about it - they're so interested.
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One of the most obvious facts about grown-ups, to a child, is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child.
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I want to protect my vision, and that's the hardest thing.
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You are the sun,You are the rainThat makes my life this foolish game.You need to knowI love you so.And I'd do it all again and again.
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I'm half an hour late, I'll come back tomorrow.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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Media is very different from financial services. People are very fickle and very vocal. They believe that things should be one way and not the other. It's still very rewarding to build products for huge audiences. It feels like you're making an impact.
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Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
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Good-looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters.
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Conductors start getting good when everybody else retires.
