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...transformational experience for the musicians," Barenboim says. "Being an orchestral musician means you have to express yourself to the utmost while simultaneously listening and responding. That's an important skill for conflict resolution--and for life...
...from an American actor and producer and director called Bob Balaban. He said, You don't know where the arrow of your performance is going to land. You have no idea. And I had found that out to be true. You know when you intensely, intensely try and emotionally express the pain of loss [or] whatever you're trying to do, and what's on the screen is something completely different. Not what you intended at all. It may be interesting, often, but something completely different. Where that comes from-'I didn't do that, I was doing that...
...though American boycotts of the Olympics are unprecedented. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. In response, the United States and most other NATO nations boycotted the Moscow Olympics the next year. By reducing the Olympics to a contest between Communist nations, the West was able to express its anger at the Kremlin’s misdeeds. If a host nation’s aggression against a neighbor warrants a boycott, surely a host nation’s aggression against its own people warrants one as well...
...understanding of the world and allow us to appreciate the points of view of others, albeit not necessarily agree with them. To glean the most from this invaluable opportunity, we must be willing to understand, to enter into discourse without preconceived judgments, and provide each other the space to express the importance and significance of our respective worldviews without accusations of indoctrination. Discourse—open, free, and civil—is crucial to the formation and development of a pluralistic society. A pluralistic society presupposes the existence of differing worldviews and religious convictions. Dialogue about religion should take place...
...interview Thursday, Rothenberg lauded Mendillo’s performance at Wellesley and her years at HMC, but he did express concern about one line on her resume...