Artur Schnabel Quotes
Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish - only bless.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.
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I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up.
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I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco.
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It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.
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I'm still me even after all that's happened.
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Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.
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Some of us don't have the energy to be as incredible and riotous and fantastic as Emma Thompson. You're constantly just lapping up her incredible hilariousness.
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I'd always need a creative outlet. But sometimes, I do fantasize what my life would be like if I weren't famous.
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Great people do things before they're ready. They do things before they know they can do it. Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that - that is what life is. You might be really good. You might find out something about yourself that's really special and if you're not good, who cares? You tried something. Now you know something about yourself.
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I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head.
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Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish - only bless.
