#wi

Well, biology today as I see it has an amiable look - quite different from the 19th-century view that the whole arrangement of nature is hostile, 'red in tooth and claw.' That came about because people misread Darwin's 'survival of the fittest.' ↗

— Lewis Thomas

#about #amiable #arrangement #because #biology

I just want to get through each day without the need to shut my eyes for 10 minutes. ↗

— Mark Thomas

#each #eyes #get #i #just

Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. ↗

— Bill Tilden

#change #game #losing #never #winning

Today, all patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude's are treated without regard for the family's ability to pay. Everything beyond what is covered by insurance is taken care of, and for those without insurance, all of the medical costs are absorbed by the hospital. ↗

— Marlo Thomas

#accepted #beyond #care #costs #covered

When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me. ↗

— Marlo Thomas

#benefit #came #end #even #father

But some people will say you just did these programs. Well, yes, the programs are important and I'm proud of the programs, but mostly I'm proud of the way the San Francisco Symphony plays these programs. ↗

— Michael Tilson Thomas

#francisco #i #important #just #mostly

If we are able to get inside the music and inhabit it convincingly enough, it will cause everyone to find each other in this new psychological space. And that's most exciting. ↗

— Michael Tilson Thomas

#cause #convincingly #each #enough #everyone

And what classical music does best and must always do more, is to show this kind of transformation of moods, to show a very wide psychological voyage. And I think that's something that we as classical musicians have underestimated. ↗

— Michael Tilson Thomas

#best #classical #classical music #does #i

But if I can be convinced and then through the work that we do together, the orchestra can really be convinced of the big sweep of that communication that the piece suggests, then the audience will get it and it will be a good experience for all of us. ↗

— Michael Tilson Thomas

#big #communication #convinced #experience #get

Therapy can help you grow. Fears will just disappear. ↗

— Stephanie Mills

#fears #grow #help #just #therapy