Michael Gudinski (Michael Solomon Gudinsk) Quotes
I’m lucky to have the life I have. You don’t know how long you’re going to be around but it’s good to know that my son and daughter (Matt and Kate Alexa) will continue the Gudinski name at Mushroom Group. But I’m certainly not going to put my feet up. I’m going to keep an eye on the legacy.
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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I just want to do my job.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.
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For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been the world's default political form. Its various experiments in industrialisation, urbanisation, mass literacy and consumerism have brought more people into public life.
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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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I wanted to get a cropped hairdo, but Sreenu Vaitla loves my look in 'Chiruta,' so he suggested that I keep the long hair.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.
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But then, even with sex, I'm more in the school of less is more in movies.
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I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great publisher in Holland and they have published all of my books in Dutch.
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I started to wear the sunglasses all the time at school, hiding behind them... I'd walk down the hallways, practically hugging the wall, dragging my head against it like I was crazy.
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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't.
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Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.
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I don't know why I always end up talking about my relationships. I try not to.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin' for somethin' else than what we're doin'; and death be all that we can rightly depend on.
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A lot of our fiscal deficit went to fund consumption and really did not get used to build investment and infrastructure. The trouble is, you can get a spurt in GDP growth, which may not be sustainable. I would much rather build the gradient of a long-term marathon.
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Indecision is a major time waster; 80% of decisions should be made the first time they come up
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I’m lucky to have the life I have. You don’t know how long you’re going to be around but it’s good to know that my son and daughter (Matt and Kate Alexa) will continue the Gudinski name at Mushroom Group. But I’m certainly not going to put my feet up. I’m going to keep an eye on the legacy.
