Vladimir Horowitz Quotes
False notes [on the piano] are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection.
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What I find fascinating is the idea that we all have a physical brain, but we also have this mental part, and we have to figure out how they work together.
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The Supreme Court, in 2005, emphasized and contrasted the great power of Congress under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate commerce versus much more limited federal power under the discarded Articles of Confederation.
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Act because you love to act.
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If tomorrow the Chinese decide not to supply the world with raw materials, the pharma industry would collapse.
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Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
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I, personally, do not consider myself to be some kind of Holy Mary of feminism.
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Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.
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The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted.
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I love the Cannes Film Festival. From the lavish parties and events to the red carpet attire, this star-studded week-long event is where I get a lot of inspiration for hair and fashion.
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I will run against anybody.
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If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?
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I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea.
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I love stretching in the morning. It's the first thing I do when I wake up because getting a good back-crack is so extremely satiating. I feel taller when I finally stand.
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When I first started singing - before 'Treat Me Like Fire' when I was working with a vocal coach - I realized that I wasn't even breathing when I was singing.
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Though we do not have many poets, we certainly have more than we deserve, for we deserve none at all. It is ourselves that we are hurting by our stupidity and ignorance of poetry.
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We've got songs for the women, songs for when you're going through things.
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I fully realize that the new organization is a human rather than a perfect instrumentality for the attainment of its great objective. As time goes on it will, I am sure, be improved.
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False notes [on the piano] are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection.
