"Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wantedto build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home"

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Source : Edvard Grieg, Richard Yates (2010). “Edvard Grieg: 16 Lyric Pieces”, p.36, Mel Bay Publications

Edvard Grieg

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“But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.”
“We've dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen.”
“I'm quite proud of my rear... I don't obsess over my flaws, because I see my body as a whole. Besides, I think men appreciate confidence more than perfection.”
“Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.”

Source : "UN Women Head Michelle Bachelet: ‘Gender Equality Is Good Business’". Interview with Elisabeth Braw, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 19, 2012.
“Acting is really therapeutic for me, personally. That's something that I'll always remember. I don't know how it's going to look, but I gave it my heart and soul.”

Source : "Crystal Reed Talks TEEN WOLF, The Psychological Aspect of Season 3b, the Relationship Between Allison and Isaac, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 27, 2014.
“Thus we cannot escape the fact that the world we know is constructed in order to see itself. This is indeed amazing. Not so much in view of what it sees, although this may appear fantastic enough, but in respect of the fact that it can see at all. But in order to do so, evidently it must first cut itself up into a least one state which sees, and at least one other state which is seen.”
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
“That is the way we decided to talk, free and easy, two young men discussing a boxing match. That was the only way to talk. You couldn't let too much truth seep into your conversation, you couldn't admit with your mouth what your eyes had seen. If you opened the door even a centimeter, you would smell the rot outside and hear the screams. You did not open the door. You kept your mind on the tasks of the day, the hunt for food and water and something to burn, and you saved the rest for the end of the war.”

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