"You know as I started as a shy young conductor, I always wanted to cooperate. To build up the musicians. To help them to be better than without a conductor. And sometimes young talented musicians have to be encouraged."

-- Kurt Masur

#Musician Quotes #Shy Quotes #Helping Quotes

“If you decide you're going to do the piece, you're doing it because you love the writing.”
“A creative block is a fear about the future, a guess about the dangers dwelling in the dark computer and the locked studio.”
“I love you, even if there isnâ€™t any me, or any love, or even any life. I love you.”
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
“With the DS and Wii, following the titles that were released at launch, the momentum dropped when there was a gap in software releases. We're making plans so that this type of thing won't happen.”
“The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.”
“Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.”
“Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.”

Source : James H. Cone (1992). “Martin and Malcolm and America: A Dream or a Nightmare”, p.333, Orbis Books

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