I was born in Vienna on November 7, 1929, eleven years after the multiethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire fell apart following its defeat in… — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
My idea was to go to Vienna to study conducting and perhaps play in an orchestra first, so I thought before I… — Harry Mathews Copy Share Image
My parents came a long time ago to Vienna, met in Vienna. Of course they had to go through a lot also,… — David Alaba Copy Share Image
You need some reason why Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn in the 18th century all flocked to Vienna. What was it about Vienna?… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can… — Rose George Copy Share Image
Salieri was a pupil of Gluck. He was born in Italy in 1750 and died in Vienna in 1825. He left Italy… — Cecilia Bartoli Copy Share Image
Do you want to go back to Vienna?” he said. Alec didn’t answer, just stared into space. “Or we could go somewhere… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Budapest is a prime site for dreams: the East’s exuberant vision of the West, the West’s uneasy hallucination of the East. It… — M. John Harrison Copy Share Image
Let us assume that the Turks in whose ranks Europeans were fighting as well, even in high positions, would have conquered Vienna… — Heinrich Himmler Copy Share Image
Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
I started piano lessons at age six but didn't take music seriously until I was a teenager, when I thought about a… — Paul Haslinger Copy Share Image
I was not in agreement with the sharp anti-Semitic tone, but from time to time I read arguments which gave me some… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
The coffee shop played a big role in Vienna of 1900. Rents were sky high, housing was difficult to come by, your… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
I studied at a grammar school and later at the University of Vienna in the Faculty of Medicine. — Karl von Frisch Copy Share Image
From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good. — Bernard Arnault Copy Share Image
I actually speak fluent German. And I live in Vienna, and I'm married to a Viennese woman. — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you. — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
For my Vienna is as different from what they call Vienna now as the quick is different from the dead. — Erich von Stroheim Copy Share Image
If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved… — Erich von Stroheim Copy Share Image
I was born in Romania and later lived in Vienna, Austria, for a few years, and I eventually made my way over… — Sebastian Stan Copy Share Image
I employ 20 people in Vienna. The other 130 coworkers are pilots and flight companions. The Overhead is limited with me. Reduces… — Niki Lauda Copy Share Image
As a child, I grew up the son of German immigrant parents, so I grew up being teased and called 'Fritz' at… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
You cannot imagine the wild enthusiasm that these two men created in Vienna. Newspapers went into raptures over each new waltz, and… — Eduard Hanslick Copy Share Image
[During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets. — Maria Callas Copy Share Image
Modernism in Vienna brought together science and culture in a new way to create an Age of Insight that emphasized a more… — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
I am an Egyptian Muslim, educated in Cairo and New York, and now living in Vienna. My wife and I have spent… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
THERE WAS NEVER A SCHINDLER'S LIST. It was drawn up by a man called Goldman. This man took money to put a… — Emilie Schindler Copy Share Image
I really like the city of Vienna. I like its art, its music and its architecture. In short, I like the culture… — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
“The Minister-President or the richest magnate could walk the streets of Vienna without anyone turning around, but a court actor or an… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
“Then she stood on tiptoe and kissed him sweetly on the lips, “I promise you a love affair with a sun-bathed Austrian… — Paul A. Myers Copy Share Image
Genetically, I have tons of musical background in my life. My mother's father was a famous Weimar-era composer, Ernst Toch. My father's… — Lawrence Weschler Copy Share Image
In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my… — Azita Ghanizada Copy Share Image
The alarm in the morning? Well, I have an old tape of Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in a… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Presenting Aschenbach as a composer - based on Mahler - leads to some dreadful scenes (especially those in which Aschenbach is berated… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
I can't resist telling you that when the Vienna Economics Institute celebrated its centennial, many years ago, they invited, as their keynote… — James K. Galbraith Copy Share Image
Gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but I think… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
You know, it's very clear, as one looks back on history again of the Cold War that, following the crisis in Cuba,… — Alexander Haig Copy Share Image
I was in Vienna in August 1968 for a meeting of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, of which I was… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
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