"You can't learn pathos or profundity."

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Source : "Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy" by Dalya Alberge, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2011.

Nigel Kennedy

#Pathos Quotes #Profundity Quotes

“I've wanted to feel pleasure to the point of insanity. They call it getting high, because it's wanting to know that higher level, that godlike level. You want to touch the heavens, you want to feel glory and euphoria, but the trick is it takes work. You can't buy it, you can't get it on a street corner, you can't steal it or inject it or shove it up your ass, you have to earn it.”
“There is a difference between art and life and that difference is readability.”
“A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.”
“I'm sure that is a reason why young people occasionally bash up old people - because the ages don't mix any more.”
“You're going to see crime levels in America that are going to rival that of a Third World country. Welcome Mexico City. You're going to start seeing people being kidnapped in this country like they do in other underdeveloping nations. It's going to be very violent in America.”
“Give yourself permission to shoot for something that seems totally beyond your grasp. You may be surprised at your capabilities”
“Orgasms are nice, but revolutions are better.”
“The financial crisis we are facing today arises from the fact that there is almost no more social, cultural, natural, and spiritual capital left to convert into money.”

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