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Uniform ideas originating among entire peoples unknown to each other must have a common ground of truth. Giambattista Vico
Truth People Other Unknown Must Entire Ideas Common Common Ground Uniform Ground Each Among
I have always felt that art, especially music, is but a demonstration of God. Gian Carlo Menotti
Music Art God Felt Always Demonstration
For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness. Gian Carlo Menotti
Savage Better Way Worse Pleasure Dared Nobility Rediscover Modest Sweetness Fashionable Away Last
The only thing that interests me in music is to be able to reach into the, let's call it, 'collective unconscious' of what is noblest in the human spirit, the way you find in the music of Mozart and Beethoven and Verdi that wonderful quality that not a note can be changed. Gian Carlo Menotti
Music Me You Quality Wonderful Collective Changed Way Find Able Spirit Only Unconscious Noblest Reach Call Beethoven Human The Only Thing Note Mozart Interests Human Spirit Thing
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out. Gian Carlo Menotti
Good Out Must Composer He Feels Opera Sing Subject Any
People ask me whether I'm religious. Well, in a certain way, I am. Gian Carlo Menotti
Me People Way Religious Well Am Whether Ask Certain Certain Way
One lived in the impression that nobody could ever compete with the 'Nutcracker' or 'A Christmas Carol.' Gian Carlo Menotti
Christmas Carol Could Nobody Impression Lived Ever Compete
Writing beautiful melodies is not fashionable because it is very difficult to do. Gian Carlo Menotti
Beautiful Writing Difficult Melodies Because Very Fashionable
God gives you the gift of melody or He doesn't - it's as simple as that. Gian Carlo Menotti
God You Gift Simple Melody Gives He
I have the feeling that everybody was waiting for me to die so they could rediscover me. Then they found out I'm not dead yet, so they are rediscovering me while I'm still alive. Gian Carlo Menotti
Me Waiting Feeling Everybody Alive Out Could Dead Rediscover Still Die While Then Found
Fate has blessed me. Gian Carlo Menotti
Me Fate Blessed
It was my contention that opera can not only pay for itself if it is well given, but it can also command a much wider audience if given like a play with lots of rehearsals and wonderful singers that fit the role. Gian Carlo Menotti
Wonderful Pay Given Only Like Opera Also Singers Well Contention Audience Command Fit Lots Itself Role Much Rehearsals Play Wider Wider Audience
I have a heart problem, so I have to simplify my life and be content with memories and friends and music. Gian Carlo Menotti
Life Music Memories Heart Problem My Life Simplify Content Friends
I can sit on a chair with a score and give myself a wonderful performance. Gian Carlo Menotti
Myself Wonderful Sit Give Performance Score Chair
I guess I am running the risk of becoming the Hans Christian Andersen of opera. Gian Carlo Menotti
Christian Guess Running Risk Opera Becoming Am
There are three reasons why I live in Scotland. First, I like silence, and you have to be a millionaire to buy silence in Italy. Second, I like cold weather. Third, in Italy I have too many relatives and know too many people, so I never get a quiet time. Gian Carlo Menotti
Buy Time Silence You People Millionaire Too Many People Relatives Weather Three First Live Too Cold Cold Weather Never Like Know Italy Scotland Quiet Quiet Time Get Reasons Many Why Second Third
The creation of Spoleto was a social experiment. Because I've always suffered guilt from being a Catholic, when I was in my fifties I felt a need of being needed. Gian Carlo Menotti
Guilt Experiment Creation Catholic Because Felt Always Being Social Fifties Suffered Need Needed
The definition of political cinema is one I don't agree with, because every film, every show, is typically political in nature. Political cinema is simply the brainchild of bad journalists. Gian Maria Volonte
Nature Cinema Political Every Definition Bad Simply Journalists Because Show Agree Film
The design of a dress, furniture, a house, a room, a street and a city are all the same process. Gianfranco Ferre
Design Furniture City Dress House Same Process Room Street
As an architect, I learned to think and express myself on flat forms, on paper, and to imagine the contour of the lines of a design. Gianfranco Ferre
Myself Design Think Paper Architect Learned Lines Flat Forms Express Imagine
I do not need to hear how I am judged by others. I know by myself if I can be satisfied or not with my work. Gianluigi Buffon
Work Myself Satisfied Others Know Judged How Am Hear Need
When you have the chance to play a Champions League final, you have to win it. Gianluigi Buffon
You Win Final League Play Champions Champions League Chance
Whenever I lose, I focus on the ability of my opponent and on the mistakes I made. Gianluigi Buffon
Focus Made Mistakes Lose Ability Opponent Whenever
Even if I were offered twice my salary elsewhere, I would stay at Juve. Doing so would make me proud, as it is a worthy thing to do. Gianluigi Buffon
Me Elsewhere Worthy Would Stay Make Proud Doing Were Salary Offered Even Twice Thing
I cannot appreciate anybody who creates controversy over things which do not exist. I can tolerate controversy over things which truly happened, but not over inexistent things. Gianluigi Buffon
Over Exist Truly Controversy Anybody Happened Cannot Which Creates Who Tolerate Things Appreciate
I was 12 when I turned my back on my goal. And I will keep doing it as long as my legs, my head, and my heart will allow. Gianluigi Buffon
Heart Will Long Back Allow Head Doing Goal Legs Turned Keep
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