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Ignacy Jan Paderewski Quotes

I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: polish
Birth: November 6, 1860 - June 29, 1941

Topics

Behavior Talking Playing Must

It's flattering to people who stop you and say that you've helped them and all. But, again, you know, you've got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.

Humble People You Down Stop Know

But from the time I was very little, it was something I would do all the time, just sing, dance and act. So it wasn't something that was fake or contrived as I got older.

Time Dance Fake Little Act Sing

We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values.

Freedom Government Trying Values Big

If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.

Rules Never Broke Advance Then Ever

Pressed into service means pressed out of shape.

Service Out Shape Means Pressed

As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost more challenging than trying to change the bigger culture.

Change Culture People Trying You

I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with.

Mike Krzyzewski

Time College Help I Can Now Coach

Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything.

Change Culture Crazy Impossible News

I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.

Responsibility Government Believe

In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don't try to play younger than I really am.

Past People Play Try Generations

It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.

Arthur Eddington

Future Hope Simple Understand Sound

By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that's led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do.

Focus Politics Think Political You

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