Alfred Brendel Quotes
You have to be aware of all the latent possibilities that give a work its special character - its atmosphere, its moods, its contrasts.
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Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.
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By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
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When I grew up, my role model was my grandma because she's just the best.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I always have bananas with me for energy.
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There's no smarter politician out there than Bill Clinton.
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I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to a mostly African American high school on the South Side of Chicago and joined a gospel choir.
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Prohibition of substances which give pleasure to people does not work. Addiction is a health problem, not a moral one, and there are many proven strategies which can reduce its burden.
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It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her.
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Part of the reason why Kobe Bryant is such a big inspiration to me is because he was shipped off to the Lakers right out of high school. He went from English class to the Great Western Forum.
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In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
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I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there's this conflation of race, culture and religion.
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I started out as a dancer as a kid; I've been dancing since I was 4. So, performing was always part of what I was. I don't know if it I enjoyed the response I got from people or if I liked having an audience, but there's something in me that wanted to perform.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
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I was actually a Cowboys fan.
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My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.
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Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
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Liberty is the possibility of isolation.
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The cosmic spotlight isn't pointed at you; it radiates from within you.
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
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The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it's ruined.
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Some things you'll never know, and some things you'll wish you never knew.
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You have to be aware of all the latent possibilities that give a work its special character - its atmosphere, its moods, its contrasts.
