![Perhaps the chief requirement of [the conductor] is that he be humble before the composer; that he never interpose himself between the music and the audience; that all his efforts, however strenuous or glamorous, be made in the service of the composer's meaning - the music itself, which, after all, is the whole reason for the conductor's existence.](/assets/img/quote-photos/perhaps-the-chief-requirement-of-the-conductor-is-that-he-be-humble-before-the.jpg)
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humble innovation vision
You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better. Jason Calacanis
humble men law
The law stops every man's mouth. God will have a man humble himself down on his face before Him, with not a word to say for himself. Then God will speak to him, when he owns that he is a sinner, and gets rid of all his own righteousness. Dwight L. Moody
humble godly cowboy
No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble. Annie Proulx
humble expectations house
Those, and those only, can expect to be taught by God, who are ready and willing to do as they are taught... Those who go up to the house of the Lord with an expectation that He will teach them His ways, must go with a humble resolution that they will walk in His paths. Matthew Henry
humble heart humble-heart
My favoured temple is an humble heart. Philip James Bailey
humble drawing trying
Draw, draw, hundreds of drawings. Try to remain humble. Smartness kills everything. Sherwood Anderson
humble men he-man
The Man That Knowz Something Knowz That He Knowz Nothing At All. Erykah Badu
humble thinking enemy
Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs. Euripides
humble math two
But twice-two-makes-four is for all that a most insupportable thing. Twice-two-makes-four is, in my humble opinion, nothing but a piece of impudence. Twice-two-makes-four is a farcical, dressed-up fellow who stands across your path with arms akimbo and spits at you. Fyodor Dostoevsky
efforts event fabulous toward
Our efforts are coordinated, and we are working toward a fabulous event in 2007. Not only for 2007, but beyond. Debby Padgett
effort manipulate parts
These are all parts of an effort by the administration to manipulate information. David Brock
effort gets himself saying
That's not saying he doesn't have the ability, but he gets everything out of himself every night. And when he's not going, it's not working for him, you know the effort is going to be there. John Tortorella
effort looking today
That's not really the effort I was looking for today. This group's been able to get up for some big games, but today they just didn't get up for it.
effort half last pleased season struggled
We've struggled the last half of the season off and on. I was pleased with our effort and our execution, for the most part.
effort game huge minutes playing solid
We want to come out and play like it's 26-24 and we're playing a huge game down the road. We need to have 32 minutes of good, solid effort and focus.
effort racing use
Racing takes everything you've got -- intellectually, emotionally, physically -- and then you have to find about ten percent more and use that too. Janet Guthrie
effort entire fixed great strong team
We really had a strong team effort. The effort was great the entire time. ... We fixed a lot of things today.
efforts focused rodeo
We're a rodeo association, not a bull-riding association. Our efforts should be focused on making our rodeos better.
requirements email wells
I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email. There is no classified material. I’m certainly well aware of the classification requirements and did not send classified material. Hillary Clinton
requirements fidelity
Fidelity is a gift not a requirement. Lilli Palmer