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“The great men of music close periods; they do not inaugurate them. The pioneer work, the finding of new paths, is left to smaller men.”
Source : Ralph Vaughan Williams (1987). “National Music: And Other Essays”, Oxford University Press, USA
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“There are very few persons who would think of inquiring into the private life of the newspaper dealer at the corner, or the druggist, or the doctor, or even a Mah Jong partner, but the moment one belongs to the theatrical profession, the public usually feels cheated unless it knows one's inmost thoughts of love.”
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“The America of Moctezuma and Atahualpa,the aromatic America of Columbus,Catholic America, Spanish America,the America where noble Cuauhtémoc said: "I am not on a bed of roses"-our America trembling with hurricanes, trembling with Love: O men with Saxon eyes and barbarous souls, our America lives. And dreams. And loves. And it is the daughter of the Sun. Be careful.”
Source : Ruben Dario, “A Roosevelt”
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“Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.”
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“I'm an average nobody. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook.”
Source : Henry Hill (2007). “Gangsters and Goodfellas: The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run”, p.9, M. Evans
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“I found I had the ability to do comedy. My timing was really inborn.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things...Things must happen when it is time for them to happen.”
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“And you? Did you find the doorknob?†Hadrian picked up a jug and downed several swallows, drinking so quickly some of the water dripped down his chin. He poured some in his palm and rinsed his face, running his fingers through his hair. “I didn’t even get close enough to see a door.†“Well, look on the bright sideâ€â€”Hadrian smiled—“at least you weren’t captured and condemned to death this time.†“That’s the bright side?†“What can I say? I’m a glass-half-full kinda guy.”