Reads tagged with “Leonard Bernstein”

Leonard Bernstein on Cynicism, Instant Gratification, and Why Paying Attention Is a Countercultural Act of Courage and Resistance
“There is so much inherent goodness in people that if they aren’t inhibited by traumas and are given half a chance, it shines through.”

Leonard Bernstein on the Only True Antidote to Violence and His Moving Tribute to JFK
“This must be the mission of every man of goodwill: to insist, unflaggingly, at risk of becoming a repetitive bore, but to insist on the achievement of a world in which the mind will have triumphed over violence.”

On Motivation: Beloved Composer Leonard Bernstein on Why We Create
A journey to the heart of “the mindless, useless, glorious pursuit of artistic truth.”

Legendary Composer Leonard Bernstein on the Future of Music, Harvard 1973
“A great new era of eclecticism is at hand.”

Beloved Composer Leonard Bernstein on the Importance of Believing in Each Other and How Art Fortifies Our Mutual Dignity
“We must learn to know ourselves better through art. We must rely more on the unconscious, inspirational side of man… We must believe, without fear, in people.”

Leonard Bernstein’s Moving Letter of Gratitude to His Mentor and a Prescient 1943 Manifesto for Crowdfunding the Arts
Decades before Kickstarter, a vision for how micro-patronage can help creators “ascend to new heights” and “gain in confidence, in self-esteem and in fortitude.”

The Interpretation of Leonard Bernstein’s Dreams
Freud, Jung, sexual identity, and the creative process.

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