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Lukas Foss Quotes

I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: german
Birth: August 15, 1922 - February 1, 2009

Topics

Science Art Dare Know Emotion Order

No two composers were more totally at home in front of the piano than Debussy and Chopin, hands to keys to strings to sound waves to pen and paper in one perfect gesture of inspiration.

Home Waves Hands Pen Perfect Sound

A good part of the work is just reading a manuscript and coming to the office. I can't imagine wanting to even read an article about book publishing.

Work Good Book Reading Office Just

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

Yellow People Mind Me Believe Black

Do not rely on unplanned music; it comes out as though it were planned, but planned by someone you cross the street to avoid.

Music Someone You Street Out Avoid

As a multisport athlete, I was always fascinated with competition and how to win. At HBS and later at the Harvard Department of Economics, I was drawn to the field of competition and strategy because it tackles perhaps the most basic question in both business management and industrial economics: What determines corporate performance?

Business Competition Win Management

When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'

Women Beautiful Great Men Step Mom

Zlatan is one of the best strikers in the modern generation.

Best Generation Modern

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

Life Great Money You Can Do It Think

A lot of times as writers, you want to come up with the best possible story, and you bend it according to what you want to happen. I think one of the things that I always try to think about is what would really happen in a situation, what feels real.

Best Story Think You Situation Want

As far as friendships go, things change even without the fame. People start moving on. I have a few friends that are married and are starting to have kids and I'm like, 'Oh my goodness gracious - that's so insane.' I also have friends who are just doing their own thing, which is cool.

Change Moving On People Cool Start

Mistletoe, the same plant you kiss under at holiday time, may be an effective aid against certain types of cancer.

Time Kiss Plant You Holiday Same

So what's really behind the 'English Only' Movement? Fear. Fear of being taken over and one day they will have to learn something different. Heaven forbid they would have to learn something new.

Fear Day Learn Heaven New One Day

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