"I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play his works passively, the juice of his music is really not going to be extracted - it's simply not going to come out."

-- Marc-Andre Hamelin

#Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes #Needs Quotes

“The guiding principle of ruling elites was--and still is: When change threatens to rule, then the rules are changed.”

Source : Michael Parenti (2010). “Democracy for the Few”, p.184, Cengage Learning
“Revery, which is thought in its nebulous state, borders closely upon the land of sleep, by which it is bounded as by a natural frontier.”
“In a world of monotonous horror there could be no salvation in wild dreaming. Horror he had adjusted to. But monotony was the greater obstacle, and he realized it now, understood it at long last. And understanding it seemed to give him a sort of quiet peace, a sense of having spread all the cards on his mental table, examined them, and settled conclusively on the desired hand.”
“I'm not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“I love the film route and I'm gong to try my hardest to stay on it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you are passionate, be passionate about the highest, the most wonderful, and the most beautiful. Be passionate about this entire creation for everything is so beautiful.”
“I grew up playing soccer and always loved playing it.”
“When someone is punched in the face, you find out what they are made of.”

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