Zubin Mehta Quotes
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To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.
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It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.
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All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.
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I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going to come of it.
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Think and grow rich.
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I'm not really a fan of Valentine's Day. I think it can be romantic doing nothing on Valentine's Day. It's more romantic than being given a big bunch of flowers that everyone else is doing.
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The part an actor played on stage was once written on a separate roll of paper.
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Political work is the life-blood of all economic work.
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Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.
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I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.
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One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.
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I love Yves Saint Laurent and Giambattista Valli and Givenchy, and I get given quite a lot, but perhaps nothing is as wonderful as the white fake leather trench coat I got when I was 15.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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Kanye is the weirdest... He is the weirdest person I know other than me. I've told him that before.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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Whatever you're selling, storage or networking or security, you're going head to head with the incumbent players.
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I think Dwight loves being number two. I don't think he has any desire to be number one. He wants to be number two no matter where he goes. It's like Avis. 'We try harder.' That's Dwight.
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Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
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We know we’ve come to a crossroads when German childhood is being held up as an idealized model for Americans.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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Grief is Newark. It's there. Can't avoid it. The idea is to hold your nose, hope the traffic's not too bad and get on to Manhattan as quickly as possible.
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My father was an outfielder in the Milwaukee system before he hurt his elbow.
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Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
