"Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America."

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Source : "Interviews with Bob Dole, Liz Smith, Renee Fleming, Ronan Tynan". "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. May 21, 2005.

Renee Fleming

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“Abundance is a process of letting go; that which is empty can receive.”
“In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”
“As someone who lived under communism for most of my life I feel obliged to say that the biggest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy and prosperity at the beginning of the 21st century is not communism or its various softer variants. Communism was replaced by the threat of ambitious environmentalism.”
“In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.”
“There is some schedule showing what you (need) to do to get Iraqis standing up and defending themselves which is now suddenly beginning to happen, so there are some signs of progress.”
“Germany is the enemy of Judaism and must be pursued with deadly hatred. The goal of Judaism of today is: a merciless campaign against all German peoples and the complete destruction of the nation. We demand a complete blockade of trade, the importation of raw materials stopped, and retaliation towards every German, woman and child.”
“When it comes to politics, we have an internal glass ceiling. We stand as good a chance as a man to win a political race, but women don't want to run at the same rate as men do. People point to the work-family balance issue, but I think it's much more than that. Many women don't have children, or have children who are no longer at home. There are some deeper psychological and emotional issues in play, like the fact that many of us feel like the embarrassment, humiliation and personal demonization in politics are simply more than our hearts can take. What stops us is fear.”
“If ***** kills all my brain cells, then how come I can still hear them all talking to me?”

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