"It's so interesting, you know, whenever you read the accounts of composers playing their own music, that they had very different priorities than performers. None of them seemed too concerned about the plastic realization of their music."

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Source : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. January 29, 2014.

Helene Grimaud

#Interesting Quotes #Priorities Quotes #Different Quotes

“I've been a vegan for about 15 years.”
“The night is a tunnel ... a hole into tomorrow.”
“While the political debate over abortion will continue for a very long time, the federal government can and should be doing more to support programs and services that provide women with better options.”
“As a kid, I always wanted to be Carol Burnett or Johnny Carson. I love to chat and entertain.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If you ever find yourself walking a mile in my shoes, I hope that you would be at least be given the same choice.”

Source : "My right to death with dignity at 29" by Brittany Maynard, www.cnn.com. November 2, 2014.
“Like a man who has been dying for many days, a man in your city is numb to the stench.”
“I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente.”
“That's when I asked her where was that actress She said "That was somebody else" And then I asked her why she looked so happy now She said "I finally like myself, at last I like myself.”

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