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Opera Is Music And Drama. I'm Prepared To Sacrifice The Beautiful Note For The Meaningful Sound Any Time... I Can Make A Pretty Tone As Well As Anyone, But There Are Times When The Drama Of A Scene Demands The Opposite Of A Pretty Sound.

A Primary Function Of Art And Thought Is To Liberate The Individual From The Tyranny Of His Culture In The Environmental Sense And To Permit Him To Stand Beyond It In An Autonomy Of Perception And Judgment.

Art Is The Signature Of Civilizations.

In Youth We Run Into Difficulties. In Old Age Difficulties Run Into Us.

I Know That Anybody Who Does All This And Doesn't Have To, Everything Thinks She's Very Driven. The Truth Is, I Enjoy It All So! Can't It Be That Simple? I Think It Is! I Don't Feel Overworked. I Get A Constant Kick Out Of Being Heavily Committed. Is That Sick Or Something? God, What Would I Do Sitting Still?