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James Matthew Barrie: Some of my...

James Matthew Barrie: Some of my...

Some of my plays peter out and some pan out.

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-- James Matthew Barrie,...

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Jean Giraudoux: Only the mediocre...

Jean Giraudoux: Only the mediocre...

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Source: In 1,911 Best Things Anybody...

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So long as...

So long as...

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give...

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Life's been nothing...

Life's been nothing...

Life's been nothing but paperwork.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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You must renounce...

You must renounce...

You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion . . .

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I seem to...

I seem to...

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third...

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There's nothing remarkable...

There's nothing remarkable...

There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument...

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I have recently...

I have recently...

I have recently been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

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I'm Gonna Wash...

I'm Gonna Wash...

I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair.

Source: South Pacific, Title of...

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Give me a...

Give me a...

Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.

Source: Quoted in Evan Esar (ed.),...

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Answer them [critics]...

Answer them [critics]...

Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument. . ....

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Richard Wagner, a...

Richard Wagner, a...

Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds.

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The first rule...

The first rule...

The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself.

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A happy woman...

A happy woman...

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her...

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I must absorb...

I must absorb...

I must absorb everything while I'm still singing and step onto the stages of my many homes, and look out at the...

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The very best...

The very best...

The very best thing that could happen to a voice, if it shows any promise at all, is when it is very young to leave it...

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Stanislaw Lec: One has to...

Stanislaw Lec: One has to...

One has to multiply thoughts to the point where there aren't enough policemen to control...

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Edna St Vincent Millay: Pity me that...

Edna St Vincent Millay: Pity me that...

Pity me that the heart is slow to learn
What the swift mind beholds at every turn.


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Robert Louis Stevenson: Our business in...

Robert Louis Stevenson: Our business in...

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.

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Euripides: Among mortals second...

Euripides: Among mortals second...

Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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