“I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.” ThinkingWayInspirationalImportantBigsHealthyDeserveAbout YourselfPizzaLove MyselfI Love Myself Author:Valerie Bertinelli
“After a lifetime of losing and gaining weight, I get it. No matter how you slice it, weight loss comes down to the simple formula of calories in, calories out.” MatterLossSimpleLosingWeightLifetimeFormulasWeight LossCaloriesGaining Weight Author:Valerie Bertinelli
“In the range of music that we play - roughly 300 years' worth-there really are more similarities than differences.” YearsPlayDifferencesRangeSimilarity Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.” IfsWayDoeSoundConducting Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will.” ProblemHavensComposingConducting Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience.” CareersHappenedInternationalScaryConducting Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.” CountryWestLegacyCoastWest Coast Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard.” HardPlayParticularHugeHallsOrchestra Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius.” IdeasFormProcessVariousNew ThingsTypicalUnitsSibelius Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the brother and sister you know best. They may not be the ones you like the best. They may not be the most interesting, but they are the closest and probably the clearest to you.” IfsKnowsMayParentInterestingBrotherClosestBrothers And SistersMost InterestingYour Brother Author:James Salter