Between parts I was too old for and roles that were too overwhelming, out of reach then for my voice. I carved out a niche with the Wagnerian repertoire since I am attracted by its theatrical intensity.
Placido Domingo
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.
A. Philip Randolph
Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work.
Alex Grey
To run an effective political party you need a degree of tribalism, it's the glue that holds everyone together.
Charles Kennedy
I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.
Cyril Cusack
I played wide receiver in high school; then I went to college at Ball State and played safety.
Freddie Gibbs
To inquire into the origin of life is like seeking the origin of electrical machinery or the origin of music. Every increase in complexity of arrangement, of form, of substance, leads to new and often incalculable properties.
Gilbert Newton Lewis
Sometimes I've looked at a plate of food and wondered if it wouldn't look better as a hat.
Janet Street-Porter
I like having the digital camera on my smart phone, but I also like having a dedicated camera for when I want to take real pictures.
Jeff Bezos
It's become something of a ritual - every year, Google publishes its year-end summary of what the world wants, and every year I complain about how shallow it is, given what Google really knows about what the world is up to.
John Battelle
I grew up riding horses and one of the most important things I learned was that when you fall off, you have to get right back up in the saddle.
Katie Hill
That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?
Lara Flynn Boyle
I need a release from whatever I'm writing.
Lynn Nottage
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
Mae West
I worked with Cecil B DeMille quite a few times.
Richard Farnsworth
Ensuring investment in health systems will not only help us manage HIV/AIDS, it will also support our efforts to prevent and treat other communicable and noncommunicable diseases as well as prevent and respond to future health emergencies.
Tedros Adhanom