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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You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.
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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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Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.
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There's a young man hid with me, in comparison with which young man I am a Angel. That young man hears the words I speak. That young man has a secret way pecooliar to himself, of getting at a boy, and at his heart, and at his liver.
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I have a very clear conscience.
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I love writing romance, along with science fiction and fantasy - and my books usually meld all three to some degree.
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When I was 16 or 17, anyone could have had me if they sang the right song and recruited me in the right way. Which is why I've always had a sneaking understanding for people who took the wrong route. That doesn't mean to say I took it or even contemplated it myself.
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I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers.
