The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.
BENJAMIN ZANDERHow often do we stand convinced of the truth of our early memories, forgetting that they are assessments made by a child?
More Benjamin Zander Quotes
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Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.
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I make myself a relentless architect of the possibilities of human beings.
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how absurd human beings are and how magnificent.
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Life is revealed as a place to contribute and we as contributors. Not because we have done a measurable amount of good, but because that is the story we tell.
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In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.
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Everybody loves classical music they just don’t know about it yet.
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If you make a mistake, celebrate.
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When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say “How fascinating!”
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The major difference between the ‘best’ and the ‘average’ is that the ‘best’ get as much pleasure from practice as performance.
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I’m so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can’t play great music unless your heart’s been broken.
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Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it.
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How often do we stand convinced of the truth of our early memories, forgetting that they are assessments made by a child?
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It’s not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.
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It is the tuning of the universe… It’s as if at the beginning of the symphony God turns up the volume just a tiny bit.
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It’s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading to realize whatever he’s dreaming. Imagine if Martin Luther King had said, ‘I have a dream. Of course, I’m not sure they’ll be up to it.
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