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The only weapons I ever had were my cello and my baton.

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Pablo Casals
Age: 96 †
Born: 1876
Born: December 29
Died: 1973
Died: August 14
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Cellist
Composer
Conductor
Music Pedagogue
Musician
University Teacher
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I am a very simple man. I am a man first, an artist second. My first obligation is to the welfare of my fellow man. I will endeavour to meet this obligation through music, since it transcends language, politics and national boundaries.
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We ought to think that we are one of the leaves of a tree, and the tree is all humanity. We cannot live without the others, without the tree.
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Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe a moment that never was before and never will be again.
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Yes, it is true. I am a miracle. I am a miracle like a tree is a miracle, like a flower is a miracle. Now, if I am a miracle, can I do a bad thing? I can't, because I am a miracle, I am a miracle. . . .
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If you play Bach every day, you are not so alone.
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The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.
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Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.
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I don't have hobbies. I have passions.
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Resist doing things that have no meaning for life.
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When you play Bach like Chopin, and Chopin like Bach, something good happens.
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Music must serve a purpose it must be a part of something larger than itself, a part of humanity.
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I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.
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Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man.
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You do not lose your value or preciousness when you grow to be a adult. You are still that miraculous creation. You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.
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I have always regarded manual labour as creative and looked with respect-and, yes, wonder-at people who work with their hands. It seems to me that their creativity is no less than that of a violinist or painter.
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Throughout my career, nervousness and stage-fright have never left me before playing. And each of the thousands of concerts I have played at, I feel as bad as I did the very first time.
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