Quote by Mark Twain
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The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief. On Lohengrin – Mark Twain

Other quotes by Mark Twain

A man can seldom — very, very, seldom — fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy. – Mark Twain

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Training
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Lord save us all from… a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms. – Mark Twain

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Hope
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Other Quotes from
Opera
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The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. – Jean De La Bruyere

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I love Italian opera — its so reckless. Damn Wagner, and his bellowings at Fate and death. Damn Debussy, and his averted face. I like the Italians who run all on impulse, and dont care about their immortal souls, and dont worry about the ultimate. – D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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Opera

If I werent reasonably placid, I dont think I could cope with this sort of life. To be a diva, youve got to be absolutely like a horse. – Joan Sutherland

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Opera

I have always believed that opera is a planet where the muses work together, join hands and celebrate all the arts. – Franco Zeffirelli

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Opera

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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. – Fran Lebowitz

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. – Henry Van Dyke

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