Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Quotes

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AmericaDoingAttentionOthersMust

All my writer friends outline their books, and I find that hard. It doesn't feel inspired to me. I get bored with that, and really, I just want it to be fun.

Jenny Han

FunMeFeelFriendsFindWant

I remind myself that I'm always more satisfied by human interaction than by a digital connection.

Maulik Pancholy

MyselfConnectionMoreHumanDigital

To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had.

Steve Harvey

New YorkPeopleThinkNewInsight

We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit.

Stephen Hawking

SpiritHuman SpiritHumanHuman Being

One of the advantages of something like Slack is that I tap on the app icon, and it's just the people at my company and just the people I work with. There's a strong boundary there which aids in comprehension. It's one less molecule of glucose in my brain to manage it all.

Stewart Butterfield

WorkPeopleBrainStrongCompany

I'm not a fadeaway type of person; I don't have that type of personality.

Mirai Nagasu

PersonalityPersonType

I actually sat down and started three Alexanders at the same time. Two of them went in the trash and got stomped on because I hated the idea so much. And the one I came up with, I got very excited by. And that's 'Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever'.

Judith Viorst

TimeBestTryingDownThreeTrash

Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks hamburgers and steaks, where else can you make the kind of money that you can make in the ring if you're good?

Dick Schaap

GoodTodayMoneyYouKindRing

I tell stories, and I do it through writing, through acting, through my stand-up, and through directing. All the hats I wear - producing as well - ultimately, I am a storyteller.

Del Shores

I AmWritingHatsActingTellWear

There's a hell of a lot of freedom in this rock and roll circus... it's where all the freaks go - it's the environment for me.

Brian Molko

FreedomMeRock And RollHellRock

Most of the characters I write with don't think an awful lot about their faith. They're not always questioning the church or feeling confined by the church or rebelling against the church.

Alice McDermott

FaithThinkChurchFeelingWrite

Not all intelligence can be artificial now, so if we make a mistake, the consequences are no longer simply located within an institution or a national culture.

William Irwin Thompson

CultureIntelligenceMistakeNow

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