Daniel Barenboim Quotes
It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.
Quotes to Explore
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I am not in the business of suppressing books.
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
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I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and the next time, I wouldn't like that to be too big.
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I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
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Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best.
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I generally have a brand of brief on every day.
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When I first started out in music, I was so negative. I was knee-deep in the streets. Then my friends started going to jail. They said, 'Boy, you better start taking this seriously; you got a chance to do something with your life.' That's when I realised I had to focus. The music led to the acting.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I am the middle child with an older and younger brother.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious.
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You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, 'Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'
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I pulled Lena's necklace out of my pocket. I let the charms roll around in my palm, but they were tangled and meaningless without her. The necklace was heavier than I imagined, or maybe it was the weight of my conscience.
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The past could always be annihilated. Regret, denial, or forgetfulness could do that. But the future was inevitable.
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It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.
