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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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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London has always been my favourite city. I visit it almost every other year.
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My father was one of ten children.
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But in real life, happily-ever-after is just the beginning. It's where life starts.
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I generally find that comparison is the fast track to unhappiness. No one ever compares themselves to someone else and comes out even. Nine times out of ten, we compare ourselves to people who are somehow better than us and end up feeling more inadequate.
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Some people kiss as if they were eating watermelon
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I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing '9 to 5' was an opportunity that I valued precisely because it's so rarely in the hands of women.
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I had wanted a tape recorder since I was tiny. I thought it was a magic thing. I never got one until just before I went to art school.
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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.
