The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.
BENJAMIN ZANDERIt 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.
More Benjamin Zander Quotes
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My job [is] to awaken possibility in other people. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it. If they’re not shining you get to ask this question: “Who am I being that my children’s eyes are not shining?”
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When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say “How fascinating!”
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how absurd human beings are and how magnificent.
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If you make a mistake, celebrate.
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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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The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.
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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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We can replace the narratives that hold us back by inventing wiser stories, free from childish fears, and, in doing so, disperse long-held psychological stumbling blocks.
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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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Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it.
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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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Live the rest of your life in 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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Imagine Martin Luther King saying, ‘I have a dream … But I don’t know if the others will buy it.’
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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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