Phillipa Soo My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical background and upbringing was very much a mix. – Phillipa Soo Background Quotes Beethoven Quotes Classical Quotes Grandmother Quotes Grew Quotes Kid Quotes Mix Quotes Mozart Quotes Musical Quotes Pianist Quotes Piano Quotes Schubert Quotes Studied Quotes Upbringing Quotes Right out of school, I did this show called ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.’ It is based on a classical text with new music – not necessarily confined by a certain genre. It was a diverse, interesting group of musicians, actors, nonactors, and singers all creating this thing that is bigger than all of us. During the winter of 2013, we were running ‘Comet’ up in midtown – as opposed to downtown – and across the street in the Standard, and that was, like, our third time going at it, from Ars Nova to downtown to near Broadway. We weren’t on Broadway. We were near Broadway, as we said.
Mary Helen Bowers The key to building long muscle as you swim is stretching arms far ahead of you in the water, sort of like a swan. – Mary Helen Bowers
Aliko Dangote If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn’t make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization. – Aliko Dangote
Jamie Blackley I play a lot of football, watch a lot of football, and think about football. – Jamie Blackley
Robert Osborne I’m 77. The only reason I’m ever shy about it is that people tend to think of you in terms of what they think that age is. I certainly don’t feel any different than I did when I was 35, and my energy seems to be more than it was then. – Robert Osborne
John Berger A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and not by a but. – John Berger
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