Sawallisch Performance Quotes & Sayings

We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present. — Marianne Williamson

I'm too proud to admit that I was forgotten, even to the guy who did the forgetting. — Jillian Lauren

Even the jukebox plays nothing but oldies, mostly — James Patterson

At moments of departure and a change of life, people capable of reflecting on their actions usually get into a serious state of mind. At these moments they usually take stock of the past and make plans for the future. — Leo Tolstoy

It's incredible to me how blithely even intelligent people sometimes toss around terms like "transcendence" and "crucifixion." The words move us on paper. They feel noble upon the tongue. But when they cease to be sounds and begin to caress the flesh and bones, when they leave the page and get physical, there is little that even the best of us woudn't do to escape them. — David James Duncan

Is it so arrogant to want something that doesn't change with the wind? That doesn't crumble at the first sign of adversity?"
"You want something that doesn't exist. A figment of your imagination."
"No. I want someone who sees beneath the surface--someone who completes the balance. An equal. — Renee Ahdieh

Making promises when you're fourteen is even easier than working up a sweat. — Anonymous

Whatever situation you are in, that is what is normal for you. — Jo Brand

Professional standards, the standards of ambition and selfishness, are always sliding downward toward expense, ostentation, and mediocrity. They tend always to narrow the ground of judgment. But amateur standards,the standards of love, are always straining upward toward the humble and the best. They enlarge the ground of judgment. The context of love is the world. — Wendell Berry