Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings
Arthur RubinsteinRead
To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings - it's all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life miracle to miracle.
Interpretation
Life is a series of miracles, and appreciating them brings joy.
Arthur Rubinstein emphasizes the miraculous aspects of existence, highlighting the simple yet profound joys of life such as seeing, walking, and experiencing art. By adopting a mindset that cherishes these miracles one after another, he suggests that we can lead a fulfilling life filled with gratitude and appreciation.
In practice
During a motivational speech about gratitude and mindfulness.
Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings
Sometimes when I sit down to practice and there is no one else in the room, I have to stifle an impulse to ring for the elevator man and offer him money to come in and hear me.
Composing a concert is like composing a menu.... If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after the interlude, it's like starting dinner with hors d'oeuvres and dessert and finishing with a Châteaubriand and vegetables.
At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want to be surprised by what comes out. I want to enjoy it more than the audience. That way the music can bloom anew. It's like making love. The act is always the same, but each time it's different.
I'm a free person; I feel terribly free. They could put me in chains and I still would be free because my thoughts would be mine - and that's all I want to have.
To be alive, to able to see, to walk...it's all a miracle. I have adapted the technique of living life from miracle to miracle.
The great object of life is Sensation - to feel that we exist - even though in pain - it is this "craving void" which drives us to gaming - to battle - to travel - to intemperate but keenly felt pursuits of every description whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment.
There is a moment of conception and a moment of birth, but between them there is a long period of gestation.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Blues fallin' down like hail And the day keeps on worryin' me There's a hell hound on my trail.
There was a beautiful feeling of calm in my groin, a sense of peace so remarkable it was almost ecstasy——anyone who' suffered bad pain and then recovered will know what I'm talking about.
I like being with people. I like talking to them. I like everything about my life, so it's fun.
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