Yo-Yo Ma Quotes
The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take place between all parts of society: politicians, industrialists, artists, citizens, etc. That tradition, I think, still exists, but it's much, much more diluted.
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Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not exercising it. Why? Because they haven't got the interest or the time, or they have just given up hope.
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I'm doing my best to mindfully raise my son to feel safe and encouraged to express himself.
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I would like to see more Bollywood films! The more stylized musicals are a new trend in the U.S. We are beginning to make musicals again after a long break, practically since the days of the studio structure, so perhaps we can learn a few things from Bollywood about this fun style of film-making.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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There are so many different criteria for my collecting, and I have to confess that the goalposts do shift. But obviously, with my background, I am particularly drawn to things that have been documented in contemporary magazines.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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For mothers who must earn, there is indeed no leisure time problem. The long hours of earning are increased by the hours of domestic labor, until no slightest margin for relaxation or change of thought remains.
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I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
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Seasonality in winter doesn't have to mean sleep-inducing, stew-like, starchy casseroles.
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We're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families.
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I'm not at all a hero. I'm a wussy.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death. Without suffering and death, human life cannot be complete.
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The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.
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This country is pretty amazing.
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You know when a song has a melody or some kind of element that affects you, and that is what I am trying to go for.
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We're a superpower with a Third World grid.
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I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.
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My disease is a very rare form of muscular dystrophy, called disautonomic mitochondrial myopathy.
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We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of concert halls and don't go to classical music concerts because of such reasons. However, there is a 'serious humor' on the stage: funny and ridiculous. That is important!
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The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take place between all parts of society: politicians, industrialists, artists, citizens, etc. That tradition, I think, still exists, but it's much, much more diluted.
