"Too many students who are technically quite far advanced do not properly interpret the technically less difficult pieces they play, because they regard them as beneath serious consideration. This is a fundamental error in musical taste and judgment."

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Source : Leopold Auer (1960). “Violin Playing as I Teach it”, p.69, Courier Corporation

Leopold Auer

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“I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.”

Source : Peggy Noonan (1990). “What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era”, Random House (NY)
“Simplicity is an asset, not a weakness... The smaller the idea the happier I am.”
“Multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die.”
“There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning.”
“Number one rule in Hollywood is to maintain relationships with successful people, and you may find yourself involved in some very cool projects.”
“A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure, to provide stability.”
“Assume the worst. About everybody. But don't let this poisoned outlook affect your job performance. Let it all roll off your back. Ignore it. Be amused by what you see and suspect. Just because someone you work with is a miserable, treacherous, self-serving, capricious and corrupt ***** shouldn't prevent you from enjoying their company, working with them or finding them entertaining.”
“I will have won Wimbledon this year in 2013, and I will stop with that. It was magnificent. You will certainly see me at tournaments again, but not playing.”

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