Carlisle Floyd It’s necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you’re dealing with more than one or two characters, it’s very easy to forget that the others have lives of their own that feed into the story. – Carlisle Floyd Characters Quotes Dealing Quotes Easy Quotes Feed Quotes Forget Quotes Lives Quotes Opera Quotes Story Quotes Track Quotes Opera is given so little attention in the national press. When I’ve seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can’t tell you what that phenomenon is.
Cathy Engelbert I’ve been fortunate in life to benefit from family, educators, work colleagues, and a set of mentors and sponsors, all of whom did not hesitate to offer and support me with every opportunity to achieve what I set out to do. – Cathy Engelbert
Gaston BachelardHomePeace If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. – Gaston Bachelard
Jackie Evancho I just sing. But I have a fun hobby: I love to do archery. I’m pretty good on target. I’m not sure about the distances – maybe only 7 or 10 feet, so far, but I’ve scored the bull’s eye several times, but usually always hit the target. – Jackie Evancho
Donovan On the outskirts of the desert in Yemen, there was a cafe with a jukebox that had ‘Sunshine Superman’ on it. I loved that. – Donovan
Bing Gordon It’s very difficult for people who don’t play video games to understand their power simply by watching, and it’s very difficult for people who aren’t close to technology to understand how rapidly it can change whatever it touches. – Bing Gordon
Evan Mock I don’t ever really take earrings off. I put an earring on and I’ll never take it off until it falls off. Or I switch them out. So it becomes a part of your life. – Evan Mock
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