"If you live with death threats, you need friends. So you have to risk that they might spy on you."

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Source : "Herta Müller: a life in books". Interview with Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. November 30, 2012.

Herta Muller

#Risk Quotes #Spy Quotes #Needs Quotes

“In order to lead the orchestra, you must first turn your back to the crowd.”
“I'm always doing my best. Maybe people expect more of me, but I'm always doing my best.”
“The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.”
“I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When I'm playing the piano is literally the only time I can be completely abstract and disconnected from the regular world and yet be connected - to my music.”

Source : "Classical Piano and Modern Design" by Robin Finn, www.nytimes.com. November 11, 2011.
“I want to help people to not feel alone, like I feel and have felt for so long. Everybody's just trying their best. I guess I'm like an anti-star.”
“When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well.”
“I'm a drummer. I've been playing since I was three. I was in college bands when I was in elementary school: you'd see all these older kids and then this little kid behind the drums creating this big sound.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. February 6, 2012.
“Your ability to concentrate single-mindedly on one thing, the most important thing, and stay at it until it is complete, is an essential prerequisite for success.”

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