I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras.

I couldn't be happier about being a part of 'Hunger Games' and to play Katniss. I have a huge responsibility to the fans of this incredible book and I don't take it lightly. I will give everything I have to these movies and to this role to make it worthy of Suzanne Collins' masterpiece... view

By: Jennifer Lawrence

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I don't think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, there is where the artistry lies!!.. view

By: Artur Schnabel

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Conversion is a very, very important part of what you are doing. We will have a responsibility to report to Heavenly Father regarding those we bring into the Church... view

By: Richard G. Scott

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Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone... view

By: Adrienne Clarkson

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Who shall measure the hat and violence of the poet's heart when caught and tangled in a woman's body?.. view

By: Virginia Woolf

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Common sense steps in here and says: Separate the parts you want to be mobile from the parts you want to be inert. You have seen the result, and I know many have the skill to apply it... view

By: Lawrence Hargrave

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There is too much illustrating of the news these days. I look at many editorial cartoons and I don't know what the cartoonists are saying or how they feel about a certain issue... view

By: Paul Conrad

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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony... view

By: Feisal Abdul Rauf

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In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time... view

By: Tom Hooper

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Sentimentalism is the working off on yourself of feelings you haven't really got... view

By: David Herbert Lawrence

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In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own... view

By: Ken Thompson

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I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get sucked dry because you like your students and you're trying to help them, but you don't have any time left to write yourself... view

By: Jim Harrison

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