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Giacomo Puccini Quotes

Art is a kind of illness.

Giacomo Puccini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: italian
Birth: December 22, 1858 - November 29, 1924

Topics

Art Kind Illness

I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself.

Business Myself Tomorrow Sick Think

I can't write - I can't think like a woman... it's not natural, but I've tried.

Woman Think Write Natural Tried

My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people.

Parents People Theatre Nice Up Were

Liberals don't believe in the ultimate concept of self-reliance, which is why they look to the government for stability.

Government Believe Look Why Liberals

It is my belief that it is not the fact that he traveled as much as he did during the past few months as much as what he said and how he said it that hurt him.

Past Hurt Traveled Said Belief Him

The terms of copyright last far too long: either the life of the author plus 70 years after death for a personal work or 95 years for a corporate work. That length doesn't encourage more authorship - it merely limits the speakers who could share powerful speeches, books, and films.

Life Work Death Limits Powerful

We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments.

Michelle Bachelet

Women Sure Issues State Essential

High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances.

Me Getting Old Personal Way Never

In narrative cinema, a certain terminology has already been established: 'film noir,' 'Western,' even 'Spaghetti Western.' When we say 'film noir' we know what we are talking about. But in non-narrative cinema, we are a little bit lost. So sometimes, the only way to make us understand what we are talking about is to use the term 'avant-garde.'

Talking Cinema Lost Know Sometimes

Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

Opportunity Time Sometimes Up Away

Lord, Bless our enemies; have mercy upon them, may they turn their course and let us alone, and let us live in peace at our homes in our own native land.

William Pennington

Live Alone Peace Mercy Land Turn

I haven't yet written a book in a far-future utopia, where all bad things are eliminated, but it would be fun to do that one day and introduce some subversion.

Peter F. Hamilton

Day Fun Book Bad One Day Utopia

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