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For the virtuoso, musical works are in fact nothing but tragic and moving materializations of his emotions; he is called upon to make them speak,… — Franz Liszt
The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation may be, is always that… — Errico Malatesta
The function of high school, then, is not so much to communicate knowledge as to oblige children finally to accept the grading system as a… — Jules Henry
The test for aid to poor nations is therefore whether it makes them capable of being productive. If it fails to do so, it is… — Dean Acheson
I do what most women do. I meet someone and some of it's right, maybe he looks right, or has the right job, or the… — Jane Green
Life's journey is not traveled on a freeway devoid of obstacles, pitfalls, and snares. Rather, it is a pathway marked by forks and turnings. Decisions… — Thomas S. Monson
In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will. — Bill Gates
Learn how to cook a (effing) omelet. I mean, what nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast? You look good doing… — Anthony Bourdain
Big Walter used to say, he'd get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and… — Lorraine Hansberry
Be wary of friendsâ€”they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a… — Robert Greene
Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for; to make them worth it. — C.S. Lewis
Could I get mansions covering ten thousand miles, I'd house all the poor scholars and make them beam with smiles — Du Fu
With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are… — Baron de Montesquieu
Have I ever been horrified to see someone in my clothes? Many times, but I close my eyes and look the other way. That happens… — Carolina Herrera
Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children - as long as you make them laugh as well. — Roald Dahl
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. I think the best way for children to treasure reading is… — Kate DiCamillo
I think humor is key [to a successful middle-grade novel]. Kids like to read for entertainment, and the best way to entertain kids is to… — Jeff Kinney
I had only planned to strike the gong violently in order to somehow shake people up and make them more aware. I think I succeeded. — Balthus
You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of… — Andrew Solomon
I have a saying 'train, don't strain.' The Americans have the saying 'no pain, no gain' and that's why they have no distance running champions.… — Arthur Lydiard

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