It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created.
One's friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human.
Friends are generally of the same sex for when men and women agree it is...
The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.
Wisdom comes by disillusionment.
If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough...
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere...
