Michael Tilson Thomas Quotes
Classical music is an unbroken, living tradition that goes back over 1,000 years, and every one of those years has had something unique and powerful to say to us about what it's like to be alive.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York City theater world. My father was a theater director and an acting teacher, and it was not uncommon for me to have long discussions about the method and what the various different processes were to finding a character and exploring character and realizing that character.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.
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With every story that TV covers, somebody - some corporation, some shareholders - are making money. That's true whether covering Libya, Iraq, the tsunami in Japan, Osama bin Laden, whatever story there is. That day, the shareholders are making money off it. Every newspaper that's sold, somebody's making a dime.
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So many actors started on soap operas. So yeah, I'd graduated Julliard and done some theater. I've done a few guest spots on TV but nothing that long-term. I did a little 'E.R.' back when it was on, and a pilot for 'Cold Case.'
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How do you give smart, accomplished, ambitious women the same opportunities as men to reach their goals? What about universal preschool and after-school programs? What about changing the corporate mind-set about the time commitment it takes to move up the ladder? What about having more husbands step up and take the major load?
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An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.
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The scene was attempted a second time, up on top of the fort, and cameras didn't even roll. Michael, though he wasn't admitting it, wasn't sure how to shoot the scene.
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Young people like to think they're invincible. They don't like to face any situation where they've gotten weaker instead of stronger.
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Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.
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When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.
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When you see U2 or the Rolling Stones, after years of knowing each other, they don't have to look at each other to connect.
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I think musicians are always supportive of each other because they want the groove to keep going on. They just basically want to play music.
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Japan needs to cooperate with China economically. This is understood better by the business community than the government.
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Science is the process of making obviously erroneous ideas less obviously erroneous.
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Classical music is an unbroken, living tradition that goes back over 1,000 years, and every one of those years has had something unique and powerful to say to us about what it's like to be alive.
