Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Quotes

What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing rises and stands out.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 28, 1925 - May 18, 2012

Topics

MeNothingOutSocialLevelAbove

In this country, most people feel that being successful in their business is a virtue, not a vice, and once we begin to identify it as a vice, this country is going down.

John Fleming

BusinessPeopleFeelDownCountry

I have been very fortunate, so much is expected of me.

Michael Hintze

MeFortunateBeenMuchExpected

The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It's just that the group that is not wealthy is 95 percent of the population. So if there are 100 successful people in a room, probably 95 out of 100 came from more modest means.

Michael Eisner

PeopleAmericaGroupMoreOddsOut

I didn't learn how to swing a golf club until late in my career. And even though I won all those tournaments, I still struggled with consistency, and I relied on my strengths, which were hitting the ball long and high, and I could chip and putt with the best of 'em.

Tom Watson

BestConsistencyGolfLearnCareer

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.

Roone Arledge

CareCongressAffectsReportMost

I'd just as soon do a big-budget movie as an independent one.

Mickey Rourke

IndependentJustSoonMovie

Eventually I lost the idea that I could have a career. I thought I was too old.

Dixie Carter

ThoughtCareerLostOldIdeaCould

You're smarter than TV. So what?

Douglas Coupland

YouSmarterThanTV

People only see you as your last role, so it's hard to break out of that.

David Walton

PeopleYouHardSeeOutBreak

It's my job to represent the concerns and address the concerns my constituents have, and those concerns change over time.

Corey Stewart

ChangeTimeJobOverRepresent

We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

Arianna Huffington

SuccessFailureDecisionsSometimes

When I first started getting into the business, a young woman in a music game that was mostly men, I did feel inadequate.

Alicia Keys

BusinessMusicMenWomanGameFeel

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