Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our ears.

Quote by Gian Carlo Menotti

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Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never...

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never...

Not an audience but a habit.

Not an audience but a habit.

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must...

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must...

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...

Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is...

Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can...

It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can...

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

To accomplish more, redirect your mental energy by continuously reminding yourself of all the things...

To accomplish more, redirect your mental energy by continuously reminding yourself of all the things...

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living...

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living...

The greatest achievement for any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

The greatest achievement for any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy....

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy....

I think my greatest single achievement took place on a Tuesday in March, when, with...

I think my greatest single achievement took place on a Tuesday in March, when, with...

Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.

Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.

It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much...

It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much...

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps...

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps...

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

Hell is given up so reluctantly by those who don't expect to go there

Hell is given up so reluctantly by those who don't expect to go there

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the...

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the...