Leonard Slatkin Quotes
I don't really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, 'I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.'
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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If somebody told me you'd be a one and a half billion dollar company and be the largest in the world, I wouldn't have believed it myself.
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Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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Well, you know what? The same people that get driven crazy by hip hop are the same people that probably listen to the type of music that drives me crazy. Like, Journey covers.
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I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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If liberalism is to mean anything at all, it is duty bound to support without hesitation the dissenting individual over the group, the heretic over the orthodox, innovation over stagnation, and free speech over offense.
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In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
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You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense of history is supposed to know.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia.
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A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
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It's always fun to come in and mix up a show that's been on for awhile.
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I know Packers fans are invested in the team - even more so than the rest of the country.
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Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.
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I don't think anyone understands anyone's job … We all have the same hang-ups. I get jealous if I know Laurence is kissing someone else.
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I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.
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I don't really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, 'I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.'
