"I would rather have ideas and some difficulties of technique than a perfect technique and no ideas."

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Source : "Mstislav Rostropovich, Cellist and Conductor, Dies at 80" by Allan Kozinn, www.nytimes.com. April 27, 2007.

Mstislav Rostropovich

#Ideas Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Technique Quotes

“I listened to my first comedy album in 6th grade. It was Bill Cosby. My brother and I would play it over and over on a Fisher Price record player. A friend in high school also introduced me to Richard Pryor. I wasn't writing material back then, but I would say funny stuff. I was good at making fun of people's moms. If I knew something personal about you, it would be used against you.”
“We are all living longer lives now, so this extra longevity gives us second, third or fourth chances to succeed at something or change careers. It is great to think big, but the formula for success in our time is also to THINK LONG. There is a huge waste of talent out there because people think they are 'too old' or 'too late'. Actually, if you take the span of productive life from 20 to 80, at 50 you still have 50% of productive years ahead of you.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty.”
“I regret that the Army felt it was necessary to rescind their invitation to the National Day of Prayer Task Force to participate in the Pentagon's special prayer service. I want to express my strong support for the United States military and all our troops. I will continue to pray that God will give them guidance, wisdom and protection as they serve this great country.”
“If our greatest fear is to sink away alone and unremembered, the brutality that time will inflict upon each of us will always run stronger than any river's murky waves.”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado”, p.26, Pan Macmillan
“Well I grew up in Canada in a really small town. We didn't have running water for a long time and we didn't have TV. Then when we did get TV we only had one channel.”
“None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments.”
“Who does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth.”

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