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 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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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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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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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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I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school. The next year, same day, my brother dropped dead. Two years after that, I got married because my girlfriend got pregnant. The year after my wedding, my father - who I had only recently met - died.
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It's fun to be on the edge. I think you do your best work when you take chances, when you're not safe, when you're not in the middle of the road, at least for me, anyway.
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Your mistakes get to follow you for the rest of your life. I don't know if that's good for people who are young and are just starting to explore the Internet.
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Like, I get along with everybody. I respect everybody, but at the same time, I carry myself with an aura that demands respect, too.
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I have fun on stage, so people think maybe they should, too.
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As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.
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In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.
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To lapse in fulness Is sorer than to lie for need, and falsehood Is worse in kings than beggars.
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We never got into a rhythm of getting stops and when we did they did a good job of scrapping up some rebounds and keeping it alive against us.
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The most important thing that everybody can do, aside from building and keeping your network strong, is make good choices about your health.
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By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.
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I love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I'm in.
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I feel that form determines how readers read a book and how they judge it.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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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.
