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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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The hitting rock bottom theory is all very well. But it is probably possible to intervene earlier.

The hitting rock bottom theory is all very well. But it is probably possible to intervene earlier.

by Michael Appel Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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This is very true: For my words are my own, and my actions are my ministers.

This is very true: For my words are my own, and my actions are my ministers.

by Charles Ii Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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They're fine to use. Just be sensible about the volume and amount of time you listen. If the person next read more

They're fine to use. Just be sensible about the volume and amount of time you listen. If the person next to you can hear your music, it's too loud.

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Physics is becoming so unbelievably complex that it is taking longer and longer to train a physicist. It is taking read more

Physics is becoming so unbelievably complex that it is taking longer and longer to train a physicist. It is taking so long, in fact, to train a physicist to the place where he understands the nature of physical problems that he is already too old to solv.

by Eugene Wigner Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.

When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.

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For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

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It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what his role is.

It's good that we don't play a completely different style, because it helps everybody to know what his role is.

by Danny Ardoin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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A referendum ...by High Point residents would certainly be a guiding force,

A referendum ...by High Point residents would certainly be a guiding force,

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He is very game. Maybe, in his own way, he found a little extra incentive out of that.

He is very game. Maybe, in his own way, he found a little extra incentive out of that.

by Bobby April Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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