Experience Quotes

जब मैं युवा था, तो ऑपेरा को लेकर मैं बहुत ज़्यादा उत्साहित नहीं था, और मुझे लगता था कि मैं कभी ऑपेरा नहीं लिखूँगा। मुझे लगता था कि यह अतीत की कोई कला है, जिसमें महँगे गायक अपनी ऊँची आवाज़ का प्रदर्शन करते हैं, घटिया नाटक होते हैं और बेतुकी कहानियाँ होती हैं जिनका हमसे कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। लेकिन फिर धीरे-धीरे मुझे एहसास हुआ कि इसे बिल्कुल अलग तरीक़े से देखा जा सकता है, कि इसके विपरीत ऑपेरा सतही नहीं बल्कि कुछ बहुत गहरा हो सकता है - यह बाकी सभी कलाओं के मिलने की एक अद्भुत जगह है।

I was not especially enthusiastic about opera when I was young, and I thought I would never write one. I felt it was an art form of the past, with expensive singers exposing their high notes, and bad theater, and ridiculous stories which don't concern us. But then little by little I realized that it can be defined very differently, that on the contrary opera can be something profound and not superficial - a wonderful meeting point for all the other arts.

I was not especially enthusiastic about opera when I was young, and I thought I would never write one. I felt it was an art form of the past, with expensive singers exposing their high notes, and bad theater, and ridiculous stories which don't concern us. But then little by little I realized that it can be defined very differently, that on the contrary opera can be something profound and not superficial - a wonderful meeting point for all the other arts.

माना कि बीता हुआ कल बीत चुका है, लेकिन यह अक्सर हमारे जीवन के बाद के फैसलों को प्रभावित करता है।

While the past is the past, it often affects our decisions later on in life.

While the past is the past, it often affects our decisions later on in life.

मैं सन 1990 से डांस म्यूजिक बजा रहा हूँ, और संगीत की शैलियाँ (genres) तो आती-जाती रहती हैं। मुझे लगता है कि जैसे-जैसे तकनीक ज़्यादा सुलभ होती जा रही है और लोगों के लिए संगीत बनाना आसान होता जा रहा है, ये शैलियाँ अब और जल्दी आती-जाती हैं, पर यह इस फील्ड का हिस्सा है। आप कुछ नया और शानदार लेकर आते हैं, और वह एक साल तक धूम मचाता है। यह संगीत की किसी भी दूसरी शैली से अलग नहीं है। मेरा मतलब है, ऐसी एक भी शैली का नाम बताएँ जो अपनी पूरी वजूद के दौरान एक जैसी ही रही हो। ऐसा कभी नहीं होता।

I've been spinning dance music since 1990, and genres always come and go. I think as technology becomes more accessible and it's easier for people to make music, they come and go quicker now, but it just comes with the territory. You come up with something new, something hot, and it rocks for a year. It's nothing different from any other genre of music. I mean, name one genre that's sounded the same for its entire existence. It doesn't happen.

I've been spinning dance music since 1990, and genres always come and go. I think as technology becomes more accessible and it's easier for people to make music, they come and go quicker now, but it just comes with the territory. You come up with something new, something hot, and it rocks for a year. It's nothing different from any other genre of music. I mean, name one genre that's sounded the same for its entire existence. It doesn't happen.

मुझे लगता है कि लाइनबैकर की पोजीशन की अच्छी समझ होना और डिफेंसिव लाइन पर भी खेलने का अनुभव होना, इस बदलाव को वाकई आसान बना देता है। आप एक तरह से समझ जाते हैं कि पीछे के खिलाड़ी क्या उम्मीद कर रहे हैं और आप उनसे क्या उम्मीद कर सकते हैं।

I think that it definitely makes the transition easier being able to know linebacker and having also played on the defensive line. You can kind of know what they're expecting on the back end and what you are kind of expecting from them.

I think that it definitely makes the transition easier being able to know linebacker and having also played on the defensive line. You can kind of know what they're expecting on the back end and what you are kind of expecting from them.

मेरी पहली मुख्य भूमिका 'ए केस्ट्रेल फॉर ए नेव' नाम के एक नाटक में थी। तब मैं 11 साल का था।

My first lead role was a stage play called A Kestrel for a Knave. I was 11.

My first lead role was a stage play called A Kestrel for a Knave. I was 11.

मेरे पास हर तरह की जगहों पर परफॉर्म करने का काफ़ी अनुभव है। और मेरी एक दिलचस्पी यह समझने में भी है कि किसी जगह का माहौल किस चीज़ से बनता है और कौन सी बात एक कॉन्सर्ट को दूसरे से अलग बनाती है। आप इन चीज़ों को पूरी तरह से माप या तौल नहीं सकते, फिर भी मंच पर आते ही ये बिल्कुल साफ महसूस होने लगती हैं।

I have a lot of experience in playing all sorts of venues. And one of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another. You can't fully measure or calculate these things, yet they are absolutely evident once you're on stage.

I have a lot of experience in playing all sorts of venues. And one of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another. You can't fully measure or calculate these things, yet they are absolutely evident once you're on stage.

मेरी एक दिलचस्पी यह समझने में भी है कि किसी जगह का माहौल किस चीज़ से बनता है और कौन सी बात एक कॉन्सर्ट को दूसरे से अलग बनाती है।

One of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another.

One of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another.

सहारा रेगिस्तान जाना और तुआरेग बैंड 'टिना-रिवेन' से मिलना मेरे जीवन को बदल देने वाला अनुभव था। उस पूरे समय के दौरान, मैं बस सीखता रहा और संगीतकारों से मिलता रहा, और मुझे अलग-अलग संगीत शैलियों के बीच के तार हमेशा जुड़ते हुए मिले।

Going to the Sahara Desert and meeting the Touareg band Tinariwen was a life-changing experience. All through that time, I have just carried on learning and meeting musicians, and I keep finding links between different forms.

Going to the Sahara Desert and meeting the Touareg band Tinariwen was a life-changing experience. All through that time, I have just carried on learning and meeting musicians, and I keep finding links between different forms.

मोरक्को जाना मेरे लिए एक बहुत बड़ा अनुभव था; वहीं मुझे ऐसा संगीत सचमुच मिला जिसमें अफ्रीकी ताल और स्विंग के साथ अरबी सुरीलापन घुला हुआ था, और मिलकर उनमें एक ऐसी जादुई और खट्टी-मीठी सी खूबी पैदा होती थी जो आपको किसी और ही दुनिया में ले जाती है।

Going to Morocco was massive; that's where I really found music which had the African syncopation and swing mixed with Arabic strains, and together they had this transporting, bittersweet quality.

Going to Morocco was massive; that's where I really found music which had the African syncopation and swing mixed with Arabic strains, and together they had this transporting, bittersweet quality.

मैं बहुत तेजी से बड़ा हुआ। मैंने पाँच साल की उम्र में रेसिंग शुरू कर दी थी। जब मैं 16 साल का हुआ, तब तक मैं सेमी-नेशनल लेवल पर रेस कर रहा था। ऐसे हालात आपको समय से पहले बड़ा बना देते हैं।

I grew up extremely fast. I was racing at the age of five. I was racing on a semi-national level by the time I was 16. It makes you grow up fast.

I grew up extremely fast. I was racing at the age of five. I was racing on a semi-national level by the time I was 16. It makes you grow up fast.

मैंने अपने शुरुआती बीस साल मोरक्को में बिताए, जहाँ मैंने राष्ट्रीय टीम को कोचिंग दी थी।

I spent my first twenty years in Morocco, where I coached the national team.

I spent my first twenty years in Morocco, where I coached the national team.

मैं शिकागो के '708 क्लब' में रॉबर्ट नाइटहॉल्क के साथ जाकर मंच साझा किया करता था। वह स्लाइड गिटार बजाने के उस्ताद थे। मैंने उन्हें कभी भी बिना स्लाइड के गिटार बजाते नहीं देखा। वह हमेशा स्लाइड का ही इस्तेमाल करते थे। उनके साथ एक बहुत छोटे कद का ड्रमर था जिसे हम "शॉर्ट्री" कहते थे। वह बस इतना सा ऊँचा था [हाथ से इशारा करते हुए]। बस, उनके पास एक स्लाइड गिटार बजाने वाले और एक ड्रमर के अलावा और कोई नहीं था।

I used to go and do some sitting in with Robert Nighthawk when he were playing at the 708 Club in Chicago. He was a tremendous slideman. I never saw him do anything other than play the slide. I never just saw him just use his hand. He always used a slide. He had a little-bitty drummer we called "Shorty". He was about that high [hand gesture]. And he was his drummer. That's all he had was a slide guitar and a drummer.

I used to go and do some sitting in with Robert Nighthawk when he were playing at the 708 Club in Chicago. He was a tremendous slideman. I never saw him do anything other than play the slide. I never just saw him just use his hand. He always used a slide. He had a little-bitty drummer we called "Shorty". He was about that high [hand gesture]. And he was his drummer. That's all he had was a slide guitar and a drummer.

यह एक स्थापित सच्चाई है कि हम आम तौर पर अपने मामलों की तुलना में दूसरों के मामलों के फ़ैसले ज़्यादा समझदारी से कर सकते हैं। तर्क के स्तर पर यह बात इतनी साफ़ है कि इसे अनुभव के सहारे की शायद ही कोई ज़रूरत पड़े।

It is a maxim received in life that, in general, we can determine more wisely for others than for ourselves. The reason of it is so dear in argument that it hardly wants the confirmation of experience.

It is a maxim received in life that, in general, we can determine more wisely for others than for ourselves. The reason of it is so dear in argument that it hardly wants the confirmation of experience.

मैंने बिजनेस की एक भी क्लास नहीं ली थी। मैंने जो कुछ भी सीखा, काम करते-करते ही सीखा।

I didn't take a single business class. I learned on the job.

I didn't take a single business class. I learned on the job.

जहाँ तक 'सुपरनैचुरल' की बात है, ऑडिशन देने से पहले मैंने इसके कई एपिसोड देखे थे और इस शो का आनंद लिया था।

As for Supernatural, I had seen many episodes and enjoyed the show before my audition.

As for Supernatural, I had seen many episodes and enjoyed the show before my audition.

मुझे और मेरे पति को शहर बहुत पसंद हैं। हमें दूसरे शहरों में घूमना अच्छा लगता है—मैड्रिड, बार्सिलोना, पेरिस, लंदन। हम समुद्र किनारे धूप सेंकने के शौकीन नहीं हैं। हम उन लोगों में से हैं जो गाइडबुक निकालकर हर म्यूज़ियम में जाते हैं। हम बिल्कुल ऐसे ही लोग हैं।

My husband and I like cities. We like to go to other cities. Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London. We're not big beach people. We're the type that get those books out and go to every museum. We are those people.

My husband and I like cities. We like to go to other cities. Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London. We're not big beach people. We're the type that get those books out and go to every museum. We are those people.

Hum rozana bina yeh jane chalte hain ki hamare zyadatar kamon mein kitna jokhim aur kitna fayda hai, fir bhi yeh tay karna hamari hi zimmedari hai ki kya karna sarthak hai।

We walk around every day not knowing the exact level of risk and benefit associated with most of our actions, yet it remains our responsibility to decide what’s worth pursuing.

We walk around every day not knowing the exact level of risk and benefit associated with most of our actions, yet it remains our responsibility to decide what’s worth pursuing.

शुरुआत से अंत को देखना हमेशा आसान होता है, बनिस्बत इसके कि अंत से शुरुआत को देखा जाए।

it is always easier to see the beginning from the end, than the end from the beginning.

it is always easier to see the beginning from the end, than the end from the beginning.

मुझमें अभी वह अनुभव नहीं आया था जो इंसान को विनम्र बनाता है।

I had not yet acquired the experience which gives modesty.

I had not yet acquired the experience which gives modesty.

जिंदगी का अपना ही एक रंग होता है।

Life has its own flavor.

Life has its own flavor.