"Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience."

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Source : Newsweek 28 Jan. 1963

George Szell

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“I played mostly games like Asteroids and Pac-Man. Today, when I go into an arcade, the games are much more difficult and complex. I don't think I could even play some of the video games that are out there today.”
“That six or seven hours you have to be in bed with your eyes closed. What a waste!”
“When Vishous pushed open the door to the exam room, he got a gander at the kind of seating arrangement that made him think fondly of castration.”
“There are many games I love to play. Which one I put on the table depends on the mood and the level of experience of my opponents; I don't have a clear favorite.”
“In any job, you have to give up certain things, and I believe that having a good quality of life means enjoying certain things only in moderation.”

Source : Interview with Tarek Hijazi, www.askmen.com. January, 2011.
“Evie hadnâ€™t always felt that way. For a year after James had died, sheâ€™d cupped his half-dollar pendant between her pressed palms and prayed fervently for a miracle, for a telegram that would say GOOD NEWS! IT WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE, AND PRIVATE JAMES XAVIER Oâ€™NEILL HAS BEEN FOUND, SAFE, IN A FARMHOUSE IN FRANCE. But no such telegram ever arrived, and whatever possible faith might have bloomed in Evie withered and died. Now she saw it as just another advertisement for a life that belonged to a previous generation and held no meaning for hers.”
“Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.”
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.”

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