"Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic."

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Bobby Short

#Black Quotes #World Quotes #Opera Quotes

“Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.”
“There is something very quiet and reserved and pessimistic about Obama's temperament that is deeply un-American. There are those people who claim, "Oh, he wasn't born here" - all that is nonsense.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I do a lot of races for the cure for breast cancer.”

Source : "Mary Ann Mobley: going public about a private disease". Saturday Evening Post Interview with Cory SerVaas, January 1, 1994.
“For many of us, the computer is the means by which we earn a living. To give it a nod, then, is a way of thanking the tool for what it provides in life. It helps put bread on the table and a roof overhead. It gives us work and pleasure, exercises our minds, brings us information, connects us with other people. It is a partner helping us achieve our goals. Nodding also thanks the unseen hands and minds who helped create our machine.”
“Most people would rather sit on a plane for two hours than spend two days on a train, but there's nothing comparable to taking a relaxing rail journey with your family or good friends.”
“If you have a voice, sing; but if you have good arms, then go in for dancing.”
“Bright was the summer of 1296. The war which had desolated Scotland was then at an end.”

Source : Jane Porter (1854). “The Scottish Chiefs, etc”, p.1
“Some guy said to me: Don't you think you're too old to sing rock n' roll? I said: You'd better check with Mick Jagger.”

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