From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with read more

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game. But I never expected our best score in the state tournament.

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game. But I never expected our best score in the state tournament.

When it first happened, I thought about losing [a shot at] the NBA. Once they said I had the same read more

When it first happened, I thought about losing [a shot at] the NBA. Once they said I had the same thing [former Longhorn and current Kansas City Chiefs running back] Priest Holmes had, I knew I'd be all right.

If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.

If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible -- it cannot be seen or measured, yet read more

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible -- it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.

[Eclecticism is the byword for this year's festival.] The Merchant City has some great venues for comedy, ... We want read more

[Eclecticism is the byword for this year's festival.] The Merchant City has some great venues for comedy, ... We want to show a bit of everything that happens in Glasgow's comedy community.

[Winning his party's nomination in 2000 will be considerably easier for Gore if he can lock up the African-American vote, read more

[Winning his party's nomination in 2000 will be considerably easier for Gore if he can lock up the African-American vote, which accounts for as much as a quarter of the Democratic-primary total. So he is courting the party's most loyal voters at every opportunity. At a time when there is little federal money to spread around, Gore has championed the Administration's empowerment-zone program, which pours millions of dollars into depressed areas like inner Detroit. During the fall campaign, he visited black churches on Sundays with a rousing sermon that an aide described as] very un-Al Gore, ... The Vice President will not have any problem connecting with ethnic minorities.

Coach shows me spots where I disappear, where I'm too passive. If I don't want the ball, if I'm not read more

Coach shows me spots where I disappear, where I'm too passive. If I don't want the ball, if I'm not aggressive, I'm out there for no reason.

The only person I had any trouble with was Gloria Swanson, and her objections were completely off the wall. She read more

The only person I had any trouble with was Gloria Swanson, and her objections were completely off the wall. She didn't have any legal leg to stand on. And she took me to court, saying that I libeled her. There's absolutely no libel in the chapter on her. She was the mistress of Joe Kennedy.