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Daniel Barenboim Quotes

It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.

Daniel Barenboim

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: argentinian
Birth: November 15, 1942

Topics

Life Knowledge Interesting Sometimes

You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

Jim Capaldi

You Know Ability Up Catalyst Get

Everything starts with writing. I heard Nikki Giovanni and was blown away. I just thought 'wow'; she was writing from a black girl's perspective, and the imagery was so vivid that I started doing spoken word.

Jill Scott

Girl Perspective Writing Thought She

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris.

John C. Danforth

Paris Washington Japanese Mona

When you have little girls, you're the coolest person in the world. I know at some point that's going to end; in their adolescence I'll become the opposite of that, especially if I'm parked outside a high school party.

Jerry O'Connell

School Little Girls World High School

When I go and speak now at all sorts of conferences, later in the night there's always a better Maxie Walker than me. Billy Birmingham's legendary for basically being able to verbally kneecap any of a number of Australia's characters, particularly in the commentary box.

Max Walker

Me Night Speak Better Go Australia

I've had a private pilot's license for years and flown all round the U.K. and over to France.

Michael Gambon

Pilot Over Years France License Had

My business is creating fame and celebrity, and I'm one of the best in the world. I know it to the finest detail. I reflect what's out there, and if there's a demand for something, I recognise it. I don't think I'm crass. I stand by everything I do.

Simon Fuller

Business Best Detail World Think

Finding out you're able to do something doesn't necessarily mean you want to do it.

Rod Lurie

Finding You Want Mean Out Something

I'm super excited to have people hear little stories about my life, the lives of my friends, people I know.

Ruth B

Life People My Life Friends Know

Food rules. Little rivals the pleasure of tearing into a glistening burger.

Mary H.K. Choi

Food Burger Rules Pleasure Little

There is no 'stop' - there's always 'go' on both sides: always keep writing, always keep recording. I don't find them to be segmented processes.

Lucy Dacus

Writing Find Stop Go Sides Always

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

David Viscott

Life Reading Empty Up Entertaining