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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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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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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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
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Those of us in law enforcement must redouble our efforts to resist bias and prejudice. We must better understand the people we serve and protect - by trying to know, deep in our gut, what it feels like to be a law-abiding young black man walking on the street and encountering law enforcement. We must understand how that young man may see us.
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Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.
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The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally.
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False notes [on the piano] are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection.
