"I learned so many roles so quickly as a young singer, I thought it was time to come back to them and make them better - deeper, more nuanced."

-- Renee Fleming

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“From the psychological point of view, the self-asserting emotions, derived from emergency reactions, involve a narrowing of consciousness; the participatory emotions an expansion of consciousness by identificatory processes of various kinds.”
“Let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy our country's unity.”
“How is it possible that a process can be democratic when it comes by way of money? If there is money then it can be elected a senator, it can be elected a representative. Do you know how much it cost to be elected president of the United States? The amount has reached, billions of dollars, 2 billion, 3 billion, 4 billion dollars, that's how much a presidential campaign costs. How much does a senatorial campaign cost? It costs 80 to 90 million dollars; or the campaign of a representative, 40 to 50 million. Is that really a democracy?”
“Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.”
“Its a fine line between love and stalking.”
“The word dysfunction has, I think, served its purpose and now has lost its meaning. Every family, like every person, is imperfect, after all. The idea that there is a family somewhere who functions, is an odd concept. In my youth I was running from my family to try to find out who I was-their influence distracted me. Now I see what a powerful hold they have, no matter what.”

Source : "Author Q&A". Penguin Random House Interview, www.penguinrandomhouse.com.
“I love living in London.”

Source : "Q&A: Trevor McDonald". Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. January 1, 2011.
“I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possession of Infinity; that is called fatuity in philosophic terms.”

Source : Edgar Quinet (1845). “Ultramontanism: Or, The Roman Church and Modern Society”, p.72

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