"When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it."

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Source : "Exclusive Interview With Yo Yo Ma on the Spirituality of Music". Interview with Laurence Vittes, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 30, 2012.

Yo-Yo Ma

#Thinking Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Balance Quotes

“Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.”
“When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.”
“That's the horrible thing starting out, you get distracted a lot because anything is easier than writing. It's just the same enemy - blank paper.”
“Why do you think the Bible has survived thousands of years of tumultuous history Why is it still here Is it because its stories are such compelling reading Of course not...but there is a reason. There is a reason Christian monks spend lifetimes attempting to decipher the Bible. There is a reason that Jewish mystics and Kabbalists pore over the Old Testament. And that reason Robert is that there exist powerful secrets hidden in the pages of this ancient book...a vast collection of untapped wisdom waiting to be unveiled.”
“You can build the most important companies in history with a very simple to describe concept. You can market products in less than 50 characters. There is no reason why you can't build your company the same way. So force yourself to simplify every initiative, every product, every marketing, everything you do. Basically take out that red and start eliminating stuff.”
“Freedom of speech is a great thing and we have said nothing that is not allowed.”
“I don't think you understand what a job really is when you're a teenager.”
“I'm working for a woman, not a lady. What I hate the most is that "lady" talk. You know, when I read a review, "The lady wears a Bottega Veneta. . . ." What lady? It's the same girls who are walking the runway an hour later elsewhere. But probably it is just the sophistication in our material, the nuance of the color, or the quality of the makeup or the hair that make people think that way. Most people just don't understand simplicity.”

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