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Benjamin Zander (born 9 March 1939 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English conductor, who is currently the musical director of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

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The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

Conductor, Depends, Inspirational, Motivation, Music, People

I have a definition of success.

Definition, Definition Of Success, Definitions, Success

It is the tuning of the universe. . . It's as if at the beginning of the symphony God turns up the volume just a tiny bit.

Symphony, Tiny, Tuning, Turns, Universe

Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know youre doing it.

Eye, Eyes, Know, Looks, Shining

My job is to awaken possibility in other people.

Awaken, Job, Jobs, People, Possibility

Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.

Accepting, Difference, Differences, Making A Difference, May, Understand

It's not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.

Away, Give, Giving, Hoard, Power, Question

Live the rest of your life in possibility

Life, Live, Possibility, Rest, Rest Of Your Life

Who am I being that my players' eyes are not shining?

Eye, Eyes, Player, Players, Shining

It’s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading to realize whatever he’s dreaming. Imagine if Martin Luther King had said, ‘I have a dream. Of course, I’m not sure they’ll be up to it.

Capacity, Course, Dream, Kings, Martin, People

If you make a mistake, celebrate.

Celebrate, Ifs, Make, Mistake

how absurd human beings are and how magnificent.

Absurd, Beings, Human, Humans, Magnificent

As leaders, we're giving out grades in every encounter we have with people. We can choose to give out grades as an expectation to live up to, and then we can reassess them according to performance. Or we can offer grades as a possibility to live into. The second approach is much more powerful.

Giving, Live, People, Possibility, Powerful

The major difference between the 'best' and the 'average' is that the 'best' get as much pleasure from practice as performance.

Average, Difference, Learning, Practice, Teaching

When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say "How fascinating!"

Air, Hands, Make, Mistake, Say, Throw

South Africa is a country built on possibility. Possibility lies in making a difference and creating value from a situation - without denying that certain issues exist.

Africa, Country, Creating Value, Lying, Making, Value

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.

Job, Jobs, Leadership, Possibility, Speak, Vision

Everybody loves classical music they just don't know about it yet.

Classical, Classical Music, Everybody, Know, Knows, Music

I have a definition of success. For me it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It's about how many shining eyes I have around me.

Eye, Fame, Power, Shining, Simple

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