#pera

The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

#better #case #cooperation #done #idea

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#constant #good #important #just #major

We are in desperate need of a well-done romantic lesbian comedy. ↗

— Jill Bennett

#desperate #lesbian #need #romantic

There is no question that al-Qaida operatives are currently active in Iraq. A premature exit before the threat they represent has been dealt with would endanger America and the prospects of eventual peace in the Middle East. ↗

— Robert Foster Bennett

#america #been #before #currently #dealt

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#been #i #interested #like #opera

In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#floyd #operas #permanent #place #repertoire

In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to film. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#everyone #film #fixed #lighting #much

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#characters #develops #emotional #force #match

It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly. ↗

— George Crook

#afford #aim #amount #been #greatest

As we have heard, the end of al-Zarqawi is a significant blow to al-Qaida operations in Iraq. It is another clear indication of the progress we are making. ↗

— Kit Bond

#blow #clear #end #heard #indication