Kristine Opolais Quotes
You can make a debut in 25 operas. But to make a debut at the Metropolitan Opera is huge.
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We've been allowed to operate unmolested on the fringes of the music scene, really. That's where we enjoy it most.
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I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the modifications I made to the decree were proper, that the correct outcome had been obtained, and that in due time all of that would become apparent. And it has become apparent.
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I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.
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I love parties. I love a good time.
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I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
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The privileged classes today are bothered about petrol and diesel prices while the poor can't afford two meals a day. I am a very small person, but I want us to think beyond personal and regional interests.
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set?
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I've never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I'm, like, 'How do they do that?' It seems so weird. It seems like a total myth or something.
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I've been training quite hard.
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No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
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A barrier for me – which has been both a strength and a weakness – has been my taste. The kind of things I'm interested in aren't always mainstream.
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I am very grateful for the dedicated work and intellectual contributions of generations of talented postdocs, students and research assistants without whom none of the work from my laboratory would have been possible.
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To me, makeup is fashion and vice versa. What I dress and what I wear always needs to work with my makeup, which is usually the same anyway.
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Well, comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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I was totally unknown in the television and film industry in Canada.
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If you had no new technology, and you powered society as we do today - mostly by fossil fuels - you'd have only two choices: Doom yourself to horrific climate change by burning all that carbon and releasing all that CO2. Or power down society, reducing total energy usage around the planet.
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I enjoy clothes. My mother tells me how, even as a kid, I used to choose my own clothes. I have a feel for it, and I do the costume coordination for my photo shoots as well. Many a time, even my characters wear the clothes I choose.
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Hungry not only for bread - but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing - but naked of human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a home of bricks - but homeless because of rejection.
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Defensively, I think it’s important for us to tackle.
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I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.
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The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.
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You can make a debut in 25 operas. But to make a debut at the Metropolitan Opera is huge.
