"If I tell the Berliners to step forward, they do it. If I tell the Viennese to step forward, they do it, but then they ask why."

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Source : "The Book of Musical Anecdotes". Book by Norman Lebrecht, December 1985.

Herbert von Karajan

#Steps Quotes #Steps Forward Quotes

“Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening.”
“MoveOn loves government. It remains enamored of government spending as fuel for its liberal agenda; and anything that threatens to close that spigot in any degree is perceived as a dire threat - worthy of Chicken-Little warnings that the sky is going to fall.”
“While seeking out the dead, I see nothing but the living.”
“Taylor: what do you hear? Daisy: Nothing but rain”
“Thereâ€™s a bunch of different crunches that affect the abs â€¦ my favorite is Nestle.”
“Trees are good for contemplation. Plato and Aristotle did their best thinking in the groves of olives and figs around Athens, and Buddha found enlightenment beneath a bo or peepul tree.”

Source : "Why woodlands are wonderful" by Colin Tudge, www.theguardian.com. October 8, 2010.
“Experience is the teacher of all things.”

Source : "Commentarii de Bello Civili" by Julius Caesar,
“That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world.”

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