Dimitris Mitropoulos quotes
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“Success can corrupt; usefulness can only exalt.”
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“I never use a score when conducting my orchestra... Does a lion tamer enter a cage with a book on how to tame a lion?”
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“Only life suffered can transform a symphony from a collection of notes into a message of humanity.”
-- Dimitris Mitropoulos
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“Today our achievements are so vast that the whole world has become interested in them.”
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Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.
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“The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement.”
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“A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.”
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“Education is the only business still debating the usefulness of technology.”
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“Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.”
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