Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.

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'Rigoletto' has long been one of my favorite operas, and it was on my short list way back when I first talked to Peter Gelb. I started thinking about what I could bring to this masterpiece, which has been seen all over the world for so many years.- Michael Mayer

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In order to find yourself, who you really are, you got to be with yourself; you got to hang out with yourself.- Post Malone

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I look at things and try to imagine what is possible and then hope to surpass those boundaries.

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Be truthful with yourself and other people, and try your best to make decisions outside of your ego. – Nipsey Hussle

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I awoke, only to see that the rest of the world is still asleep.

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In this world, you only get what you grab for.

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Sloth is most often evidenced in busyness ... in frantic running around, trying to be everything to everyone, and then having no time to listen or pray, no time to become the person who is doing these things.

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To learn, you have to listen. To improve, you have to try.

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nothing in this world was more difficult than love.

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