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Quote by Robert Benchley
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dyin

Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. – Robert Benchley

Other quotes by Robert Benchley

The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest. – Robert Benchley

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Books
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Robert Benchley
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One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him. This department of the game has been allowed to run down fearfully. – Robert Benchley

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There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience. – Paul Hindemith

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Music is my religion. – Jimi Hendrix

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I didnt know much about him, and I wasnt a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didnt know a lot about him. – Joaquin Phoenix

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Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today theres a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and its all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record. – Neil Young

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Labels dont mean anything to me. Im trying to play as passionately as Im able to. If they want to call that cool, thats fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula. – Lee Konitz

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Dinner was made for eating, not for talking. – William Makepeace Thackeray

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The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak. – Jacques BeNigne Bossuet

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