Mstislav Rostropovich Quotes
Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.
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I lived in Brooklyn from 2007 to 2012 but for the last few years have resided in Austin, Texas, where my world - especially the world of downtown - is predominantly white.
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To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
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I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
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Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.
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Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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I think for a lot of amateurs, their alignment is always out.
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It's good to actually cry. Trust me, I've had a lot of practice over the years!
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I even don't dare to watch our stock price, because this is what other people think who you are. I dare not watch it. I think, let the market take care of themselves; we should take care of the business.
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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Bluid is thicker than water.
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When some French were assembling an encyclopedia of paranormal experiences, they decided to leave déjà vu out, because it was so common it could not be considered paranormal.
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What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance.
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A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.
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Any man and woman, and I've been on the record, any man or woman who wears the uniform and serves this country is a hero. I've said that repeatedly at all the town halls I've had.
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We are, as a Democratic Party, really highlight and emphasize inclusiveness and diversity at our convention, and so we want to give every opportunity to grass-roots activists and diverse committed Democrats to be able to participate, attend, and be a delegate at the convention.
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Sometimes when you really try to be earnest, everything disappears. If you really try to make a romantic movie, the first thing that goes out the window is the romance or real passion. It suddenly becomes cute-ville or cozy-ville. It's another world other than life.
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Certainly there are bubble-like valuations of certain companies, but I don't think anyone out there believes that we're going to go back to doing business the way we used to do business.
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I grew up with games. It changed my life. It changed my social relationships with my friends. It defined my childhood. It's something I really cherished.
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Since I started in motor racing I've worked with people from all over the world. We are all here to go racing and prejudice will never play any part in that.
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Plato is never sullen, Cervantes is never petulant, Demosthenes never comes unseasonably, Dante never stays too long.
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You are enough to start a movement. Individual people can come together around things that they know are unjust. And they can spark change.
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Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.
