It’s not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.
BENJAMIN ZANDERThe conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.
More Benjamin Zander Quotes
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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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I have a definition of success.
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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 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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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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Imagine Martin Luther King saying, ‘I have a dream … But I don’t know if the others will buy it.’
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Who am I being that my players’ eyes are not shining?
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This is the moment — this is the most important moment right now. Which is: We are about contribution. That’s what our job is. It’s not about impressing people. It’s not about getting the next job. It’s about contributing something.
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The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.
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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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When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say “How fascinating!”
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Live the rest of your life in possibility
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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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Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.
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