Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous.
Maria Edgeworth
Recitation: by Male by Female
I think that, certainly, most of my operatic roles are in German. I think it happened because, of course, I was lucky in that I was invited to sing, first of all, my operatic debut in Berlin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, which was West Berlin at the time.
Jessye Norman
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I have a tough time judging myself.
Joan Jett
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Appropriation is the idea that ate the art world. Go to any Chelsea gallery or international biennial and you'll find it. It's there in paintings of photographs, photographs of advertising, sculpture with ready-made objects, videos using already-existing film.
Jerry Saltz
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Everyone knows about hot dogs and the Big Apple. But for me, New York City street food is all about the Biryani Cart.
Andrew Zimmern
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It is essential for genetic material to be able to make exact copies of itself; otherwise growth would produce disorder, life could not originate, and favourable forms would not be perpetuated by natural selection.
Maurice Wilkins
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Mr. President, How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?
Jeff Gannon
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Our enemies and allies alike must know that aggressors will pay an unspeakable price for challenging the United States. The best way to impose that price is global military dominance.
Tom Cotton
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'No Burden' is not necessarily ferocious.
Lucy Dacus
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There's always a little bit of friction when you're trying to democratize an industry.
Julia Hartz
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I've done quite a lot of dying on shows and in movies. To have a good death scene though - come on, it's brilliant. I love a good death scene!
Jared Harris
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I grew up Catholic, so I feel guilty about everything.
Derek Cianfrance
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I spent a lot of time denying the idea that I could be gay or trans to myself. From the ages of 14 to 16, I was mostly convinced that I was just going through 'phases.' I ran away mentally, especially at night with access to the Internet and the labyrinth of anonymous communications.
Chelsea Manning
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