#opera

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

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In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#floyd #operas #permanent #place #repertoire

In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to film. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#everyone #film #fixed #lighting #much

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

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It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly. ↗

— George Crook

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As we have heard, the end of al-Zarqawi is a significant blow to al-Qaida operations in Iraq. It is another clear indication of the progress we are making. ↗

— Kit Bond

#blow #clear #end #heard #indication

When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance. ↗

— Victor Borge

#head #her #improves #off #opera

So we have a group within the office that is devoted to support for the war fighter. That's, of necessity, an operational and tactical level of concern. ↗

— Stephen Cambone

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When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good, but what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#conflict #constant #cooperation #does #frustrated

One of the main reasons America should re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to cooperation. He appointed Republican Secretaries of Defense, the Army and Transportation. He appointed a Vice President who ran against him in 2008. ↗

— William J. Clinton

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