Antonio Magini-Coletti
leading Italian baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.Suffering is by no means a privilege, a sign of nobility, a reminder of God. Suffering is a fierce, bestial thing, commonplace, uncalled for, natural as air. It is intangible; no one can grasp it or fight against it; it dwells in time -- is the same thing as time; if it comes in fits and starts, that is only so as to leave the sufferer more defenseless during the moments that follow, those long moments when one relives the last bout of torture and waits for the next.More Antonio Magini-Coletti quotes [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.More Antonio Magini-Coletti quotes [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.More Antonio Magini-Coletti quotes [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world.More Antonio Magini-Coletti quotes [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the company of a boy, a youth, and by and by a grown man --the one he used to be.More Antonio Magini-Coletti quotes [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
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Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible. [03/29/2018 05:03:36]
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Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind? [03/29/2018 05:03:36]
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She was the storm, she was the lightning, she was the adult world with all its power and all its secrets and all its foolish casual cruelty. [03/29/2018 05:03:36]
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My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America. [03/29/2018 05:03:36]
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The Comedy Store - all three rooms were filled with 800 people in the room. And during that time, all these guys and some women, but mostly guys who weren't funny were doing stand up for a living; they weren't accountants, they were making $30-$50 grand a year on the road, or more. [03/29/2018 05:03:36]
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