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I listened to Pablo Casals, which was a big change for me. Without hearing Casals, I would never have advanced as I did. — Mstislav Rostropovich

When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don't speak out ain't nobody going to speak out for you. — Fannie Lou Hamer

She's happy and I'm glad she is. Everyone deserves to be happy, even girls who break your heart. — Megan Keith

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano. — Mstislav Rostropovich

You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor's age by the rings on her fingers. — Bob Hope

Gossip never goes away, no matter where you are in life. — Miranda Kenneally

Cow-slaughter and man-slaughter are in my opinion two sides of the same coin. — Mahatma Gandhi

Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music. — Mstislav Rostropovich

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word. — Mstislav Rostropovich

All offences come from the heart. — William Shakespeare

All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience. — Mstislav Rostropovich

In my experience as long as he treats you right and appreciates you then no man is the wrong kind of man. — Jay Crownover

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. — Otto Von Bismarck

There is too much emphasis on technical perfection nowadays, and not enough on what music is actually about - irony, joy, human suffering, love. — Mstislav Rostropovich

Love of bustle is not industry. — Seneca.

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life. — Mstislav Rostropovich

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart. — Mstislav Rostropovich

I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself. — Michael Palin

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice. — Mstislav Rostropovich

I have a very deep religious belief. — Mstislav Rostropovich

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life. — Mstislav Rostropovich

Would anyone else like to say anything nice about women? — Ted Koppel

The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat. — Mstislav Rostropovich

In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first. — George Carlin

... well just call me Hannibal Lecter. With cleavage. — Jeaniene Frost

I played with the best
conductors of the world. — Mstislav Rostropovich

I came to Moscow when I was 5 years old from Baku. To walk all night in Moscow will bring back my youth to me. — Mstislav Rostropovich

I never studied, but I had the best teachers. — Mstislav Rostropovich

I would rather have ideas and some difficulties of technique than a perfect technique and no ideas. — Mstislav Rostropovich

The effects of color are controlled by intuition. — Johannes Itten

Everybody wants to be loved. God already loves you; all you have to do is believe and accept it. — Joyce Meyer