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    I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

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This is a tough problem, and there is no simple answer or smoking gun. More likely, there are multiple causes, read more

This is a tough problem, and there is no simple answer or smoking gun. More likely, there are multiple causes, and they may vary from species to species.

by Chuck Armor Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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We didn't want 5 a.m. wakeup calls with a front loader moving in front of someone's driveway.

We didn't want 5 a.m. wakeup calls with a front loader moving in front of someone's driveway.

by Eric Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

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There was a significant increase in the number of emergent CT scans performed after the release of the NCI statement read more

There was a significant increase in the number of emergent CT scans performed after the release of the NCI statement in 2002, ... As physicians we should make judicious use of CT scans a priority.

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But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?.

But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?.

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We must adopt loathsome diseases for our familiar associates, or we shall never be thoroughly acquainted with their nature and read more

We must adopt loathsome diseases for our familiar associates, or we shall never be thoroughly acquainted with their nature and dispositions; we must risk, nay even injure, our own health in order to be able to preserve or restore that of others.

by John Abernethy Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental read more

They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental consequences to students.

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Eventually they get interested in all the different kinds of music we play...and they want to know about those countries.

Eventually they get interested in all the different kinds of music we play...and they want to know about those countries.

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This is a real underserved market.

This is a real underserved market.

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