"Bel canto is to opera what pole-vaulting is to ballet."

-- Ned Rorem

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“The first choice an artist makes is precisely to be an artist, and if he chooses to be an artist it is in consideration of what he is himself and because of a certain idea he has of art”
“By the late '90s, those who were paying attention perceived the Internet as a 20-foot tidal wave coming, and we are all in kayaks.”
“Even under the most difficult circumstances you can have creative flexibility.”
“God felt sorry for actors, so he gave them a place in the sun and a lot of money. All they had to sacrifice was their talent.”

Source : "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" by Leslie Halliwell, (p. 362), 2001.
“If you think you fit into a situation, it's worth trying.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I think it's a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill -- it finds its way.”
“Americans are a can-do people, an enthusiastic people, a problem-solving people. And when given a direction and given a plan, they'll sign on.”

Source : "A Call For 'Big Citizenship'". www.cnn.com.
“As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?”

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