Yo-Yo Ma Quotes
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Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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I tell people, 'Have you ever been to Oklahoma? There are a lot of nice people there that do wonderful things.'
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The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.
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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
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I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed.
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I don't start with a list of historical scenes that I want to include in the book. At a certain point, the narrative totally takes over, and everything that I include I can only incorporate if it answers to the internal terms of the novel.
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Head lice have their own animal-rights group, or may as well. The National Pediculosis Association doesn't exactly advocate letting lice live with dignity, but it does oppose pediculicidal treatments.
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Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.
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I think that what happens for many Christians is, they accept their particular faith, they accept it to be true, and they stop examining it. Consequently, because it's already accepted to be true, they don't examine other people's faiths... That, I think, is not healthy for a person of any faith.
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Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
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I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.
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It took me a long, long time to break the chains that's inside me.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
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Browsing the OED is the idea of a perfect day for me.
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There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.
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People are like sticks of dynamite. The power is on the inside, but nothing happens until the fuse gets lit.
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We all went to Kelsey's wedding, and yeah, we go to parties. We also go to each other's house. A group of us got together over at Kelsey's and just read through some plays just for the fun of it. That may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but we had a good time.
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The mammoth was basically done in by climate change. The last ones survived on Wrangel Island, north of Chukotka, until 3,700 years ago. According to Eveny mythology, mammoths scooped up dirt with their tusks to form the first dry land.
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We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making.
