Zubin Mehta Quotes
An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
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This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
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I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
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Every story I write adds to me a little, changes me a little, forces me to reexamine an attitude or belief, causes me to research and learn, helps me to understand people and grow.
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After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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I think what people get confused about is that they want to label me as this EDM girl, but a lot of this stuff is genre-less.
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I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.
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There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.
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I want to say that maybe I've made some wrong decisions, but I'm still an honorable person, and I intend to take care of all of my obligations.
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Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
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I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
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I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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Flamethrowers have been used by many armies in many wars, including by American Marines in Korea and Vietnam. They cause horrific deaths and are thus a serious public-relations liability. The U.S. military apparently phased them out in 1978.
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The novels that have fascinated me most are the ones that have reached me less through the channels of the intellect or reason than bewitched me.
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The very scary thing about religion, to me, is that people actually believe God is who they think He is.
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The basis of human rights is happy life. Everyone wants to lead a happy life for which we need to have a holistic approach.
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No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.
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An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.
