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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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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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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I feel like I'm meant to be a mom.
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I could not be one of those actors who stays in character all day long. I'd go mad.
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I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it's my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.
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Audiences are smart, and they don't need to be spoon-fed everything.
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There's always blood on the carpet when I play Beethoven at the piano. I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do!
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Every ongoing character has to start somewhere.
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'I always play with everybody,' said Honoré. 'It is my vocation. God put me on the earth to do with people what cats do to mice. Play with them, chew the last bit of life out of them, them pick them up in my mouth and drop them on people’s doorsteps. That is the business of literature.'
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What I love is Mexican hot chocolate, like a spicy hot chocolate - adding cayenne pepper to the Hershey's cocoa and making a spicy-sweet treat.
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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.
