Muti Quotes & Sayings

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. — Riccardo Muti

The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude. — Riccardo Muti

A conductor should guide rather than command. — Riccardo Muti

...and when we die
we die alone
I cry, I cry alone
Like a piece of stone
I am thrown
into the wavy ocean of life
to atone...to atone
Only to atone... — Munia Khan

I take care of myself and take antioxidating supplements suggested by my best friend and first fan - he takes care of my Internet presence - Doctor Mario Rosario Porzio. I eat well - in fact, very well. — Ornella Muti

She thought there would be comfort in knowing there was nothing you could do to avoid death. Those who came before the queen having already accepted their fate seemed to have an easier time of it. — Marissa Meyer

I don't want to bother them and ruin the party they are preparing so carefully at La Scala. — Riccardo Muti

This was my voice, but perfectly wise, calm and compassionate. This was what my voice would sound like if I'd only ever experienced love and certainty in my life. How can I describe the warmth of affection in that voice, as it gave me the answer that would forever seal my faith in the divine? — Elizabeth Gilbert

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. — Riccardo Muti

Because humans, in effect, created dogs through domestication, the canine mind reflects back to us how we see ourselves through the eyes, ears, and noses of another species. — Gregory Berns

People keep a dog and are ruled by this dog, and even Schopenhauer was ruled in the end not by his head, but by his dog. This fact is more depressing than any other. — Thomas Bernhard

When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They're sent to promote, increase and strengthen you. — Joel Osteen

Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known. — Eugene Ormandy

I stress the uniqueness of the Australian landscape and its metaphysical and mythic content. — Arthur Boyd

You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time. — Riccardo Muti

Goethe said there would be little left of him if he were to discard what he owed to others. — Charlotte Saunders Cushman

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics. — Riccardo Muti

The moment you think you have charisma, you are finished. — Riccardo Muti

Truly Virgil was right: love was a form of sickness. It altered people, made them behave in strange and irrational ways. — Donna Woolfolk Cross

I felt exalted.
It was my moment. This was my place and my
time and my own perfection.
I was no longer afraid. Weird. If I'd had a
mouth I'd have smiled.
I said.
No one moved.
I asked.
No answer.
I said, almost laughing. — Katherine Applegate

He kept making her feel like it was safe to smile. — Rainbow Rowell

Always listen to what others has to say, but at last you are the one who should decide. — Santosh Kalwar

We believe we can train any intelligent, quick thinking person to be a trader. We feel traders are made, not born. — Jeff Yass

I've made a dozen films in the English language. But then, for love, for my family and friends, I returned to Europe ... I annoyingly - looking back - turned down films like 007, 'For Your Eyes Only,' written specially for me. — Ornella Muti

I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done. — Riccardo Muti

In the forest, they did things to drive us mad. Muti. Drugs. Rape. Killing Games. ( ... ) God is not in the forest. Maybe He is too busy looking after sports teams or worrying about teenagers having sex before marriage. I think they take up a lot of His time. — Lauren Beukes

I don't think there's such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I say it happened, it happened, even if only in my mind. — Maya Angelou

It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things. — Riccardo Muti

I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy. — Riccardo Muti

You know, Tsitsi, you are so quick to point out that you are not a prostitute. I just want to laugh because you are just falling into rank. You all should spare us your 'morality' that lauds 'women' over the supposedly lesser 'whores' and 'girls'. That's how society sees us. That's how you see us. You want it to be that we are like coal, only to be loved in the dark and tossed like ashes come morning. — Panashe Chigumadzi

I love the early films of Al Pacino - 'Scarface,' 'Serpico' - and I love many science-fiction films. — Ornella Muti