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Gian Carlo Menotti Quotes

My advice to composers is, 'Try to reach 90, and everyone will love you.'

Gian Carlo Menotti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: italian
Birth: July 7, 1911 - February 1, 2007

Topics

Love Advice Reach You Will Try

You have to learn to overcome those feelings when somebody is negative about a production you love or if that production doesn't do well commercially. After 'Gone With the Wind', I felt older. I even thought about quitting the business.

Love Business Wind Negative Thought

So-called designer bags are useless, and most are also ugly, faddish and overpriced. Pared down and sleek is always best.

Best Ugly Down Useless Always Most

If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it.

Jerry Bruckheimer

Ship Rise Above You Rise Crisis Who

The 2008 presidential election was a triumph of hope and unity over fear and divisiveness. Barack Obama's election reshapes America's political landscape and wipes away the false geography of 'red states' and 'blue states.'

Fear Hope Red Blue Unity Political

Since I didn't know anything, I did everything I wanted.

Know Everything Anything Wanted Did

Suffering is the substance of life and the root of personality, for it is only suffering that makes us persons.

Miguel de Unamuno

Life Personality Suffering Us Only

Put me on stage and I'm happy.

Happy Me Stage Put

The documentary genre, shows like 'Making a Murderer' and 'The Jinx' on HBO, there's been a whole raft of long-form docs.

Whole Been Documentary Like Making

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

God Long Easy You Understand Try

I remember the first Mortal Kombat, when that came out, that was the hardest game of all time. There would be lines at the arcade around the block, and I still love all of the Mortal Kombat games.

Love Time Game Remember Games First

In 'Seven Years In Tibet,' I played a Buddhist. But I'm not religious at all, really.

Years Seven Religious Played Really

Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds.

Bradley A. Smith

Time Money Competition Giving Winner

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