Alfred Brendel Quotes
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Everybody has a weakness. Mine is food.
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Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture.
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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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When people see an actor speak, they think they know him or her, whereas I'm just a face or a body to them.
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India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
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The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.
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I got my first Charvet knit tie when I was 15. I actually stole it from my father. I love them because you can wear them day to night. They're French and preppy and have been around since the 1800s.
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Well, I can't figure out God.
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I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.
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I'd love to do another 'Indiana Jones.' A character that has a history and a potential, kind of a rollicking good movie ride for the audience, Steven Spielberg as a director - what's not to like?
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Historically, diversity has been a real issue for superhero comics - so we need to do something about it, crafting strong, modern heroes for a modern audience.
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If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.
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Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing.
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The actual producing, mixing, and mastering is hard work, harder than what I do.
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I'll never have to write my memoirs now after reading this. She had six husbands, at least six lovers - why, my life is so dull compared to hers! I've had one husband, one daughter, one house and no lovers.
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Nature must not win the game, but she cannot lose. And whenever the conscious mind clings to hard and fast concepts and gets caught in its own rules and regulations - as is unavoidable and of the essence of civilized consciousness - nature pops up with her inescapable demands.
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Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas.
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I don't want to speculate at this point in terms of who was responsible for this.
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If people want to criticize me, that's their issue.
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The review process was conducted in an extremely bipartisan manner. Minority members of the Judiciary Committee were responsible for the invitation of 1/3 of the witnesses who appeared.
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For every five sales you make, another nine customers who had hoped to buy from you will leave your store disappointed and empty-handed. This means your existing store traffic can give you 2.8 times your current sales volume, if you sell only those customers who are ready to buy. The only thing more expensive than hiring a sales trainer is not hiring one. Any investment in sales training is an investment in your own gross profits.
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Nothing annoys academics more than pointing out how little time they actually spend teaching students.
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You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.
