Karol Mikuli Quotes
Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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We panic if there's two centimeters of snow in London.
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What I remember myself from films, and what I love about films, is specific scenes and characters.
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Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.
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After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.
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The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.
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But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.
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To survive is to win.
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The culture at Valve is pretty much crowdsourced. The handbook is a wiki. One of the first things we say to new hires is, 'You have to change something in the handbook.'
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Make no mistake: The organization of the working class must be both economic and political. The capitalist is organized upon both lines. You must attack him on both.
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Now, since I'm a husband and father, discrimination against women isn't just political, it's personal.
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Every person is worthy of an infinite wealth of love - the beauty of his soul knows no limit.
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I think mobile advertising is going to be huge.
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The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
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Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting.
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Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.
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The lesson is clear: estimates of causes of death are warped by media coverage. ... The world in our heads is not a precise replica of reality; our expectations about the frequency of events are distorted by the prevalence and emotional intensity of the messages to which we are exposed.
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What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious. It was emotional. But ultimately, they made a decision to recognize civil marriage. And I think that's exactly how things should work.
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At best, I consider flying an unavoidable necessity, a time to resurrect forgotten prayers and contemplate the end of all joy in a twisted howling heap of machinery; at worst, I rank it right up there with psychotic episodes and torture at the hands of malevolent strangers.
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Some day there may be... machinery that needs but to be wound up and sent roaming o'er hill and dale, through fields and meadows, by babbling brooks and shady woods - in short, a machine that will discriminately select its subject and, by means of a skillful arrangement of springs and screws, compose its motif, expose the plate, develop, print, and even mount and frame the result of its excursion, so that there will be nothing for us to do but to send it to the Royal Photographic Society's exhibition and gratefully to receive the 'Royal Medal'.
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Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation.
