Riccardo Muti quotes
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“A conductor should guide rather than command.”
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“The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude.”
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“Soccer and sports are entertainment ... You can't call Beethoven's 9th Symphony or a work of Shakespeare `entertainment.' It's not `entertainment.' It's culture.”
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“Music does not know the difference between people; it only speaks to their hearts. It is the only form of communication that can bring this terrible world together.”
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“Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.”
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“It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things.”
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“I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.”
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“You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.”
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“You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time.”
-- Riccardo Muti
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“Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?”
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“Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.”
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“One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.”
Source : "Motivation and Personality". Book by Abraham Maslow, p. 255, 1954.
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Source : Adam Gidwitz (2010). “A Tale Dark and Grimm”, p.106, Penguin
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