"The real art of conducting consists in transitions."
-Gustav Mahler
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"The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.“
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"I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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