Zubin Mehta Quotes
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Obviously it makes a difference if an author has a public online profile of some sort, even just down to the level of having a moderately popular blog. Most books sell 5, 10, or 15 thousand copies. Most are midlist books. With those people, even a modest online presence can make a difference in sales.
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I feel fine as long I'm not running around.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Movies are a director's medium, and they end up getting less credit than actors. They get the flak if the movie doesn't do well, and the actor walks away with most of the credit if the film does well.
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I don't think immigrants are that threatening to society at all. They're just happy they've survived some war somewhere.
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While many in the social enterprise space often qualify themselves as 'non-profit,' these organizations should instead treat themselves as 'for-purpose.' These organizations should focus on their mission to create social good, while still treating themselves with the same commitment to rigor and discipline as the best for-profits.
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After 'Lindbergh,' my publisher asked whom I wanted to write about next. I said, 'There's one idea I've been carrying in my hip pocket for 35 years. It's Woodrow Wilson.'
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We're seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses.
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A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.
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My main thing is I'm going to compete on every play, try to be focused on both ends of the court. That said, I'll always bring my excitement, my swag, to the game.
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Of course, my interests and my focus change and become more diverse, more worldly. At the same time, I am interested in the simple basics, which is I love to dance and I love to make people dance.
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I look at WorldstarHipHop in the morning, Bossip, Global Grind, and everything in between, but it's all so quick, I don't even think about it. And I've never been a fan of lyrical or socially conscious rap music.
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I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
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When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day.
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Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing.
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You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish.
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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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I always know when my agents have good news for me because they conference call me.
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Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.
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I wanted to play in a band, and I wanted to do music for a living, and that's what I dedicated my life to.
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A lot of people in my family have high blood pressure. Dre told me I better start hitting the gym... so I took his advice.
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After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.
