Lorin Maazel Quotes
I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers.
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I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.
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A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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I remember someone once said there is a practical aspect to my designs, and I remember thinking, 'That doesn't sound so creative,' but that is actually the truth. There is a practicality to it. I don't design just to design. There is a reason and, hopefully, an interesting reason behind it - that is where my creativity comes in.
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I'm into menswear slacks that are comfortable.
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I'd like to work on job and educational opportunities for all.
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In a play, you only get one chance, and you have to get it perfect. In a film, you can change and fix it whatever way you want, so really, there's a pretty big difference.
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I love Dr. Hauschka's blue mascara. It's not so blue that it's like, 'What's wrong with you?' It's more like a secret that you're wearing it.
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I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
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Doubt can motivate you, so don't be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
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I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.
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I get very involved with my things, and they are not standard equipment.
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Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do.
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China has leapfrogged into this information age, and Web users have grown very significantly, which knocked down the cost of doing the environmental transparency.
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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
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One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not.
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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See and keep silent.
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Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.
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A dancer's life is hard - it is so physically demanding, and at any moment, you could have an injury that could end your career.
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I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers.
