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Human dignity begins to assert itself only at the point where man is distinguishable from the beast by pity for it.


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Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart, which cannot be compressed into words, because it is infinite.

Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart, which cannot be compressed into words, because it is infinite.



Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Joy is not in things; it is in us.



The purpose of art: to make the unconscious conscious.

The purpose of art: to make the unconscious conscious.



I regard the Jewish race as the born enemy of pure humanity and everything that is noble in it.

I regard the Jewish race as the born enemy of pure humanity and everything that is noble in it.



Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.



Imagination creates reality.

Imagination creates reality.



The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart.

The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart.



It is a truth forever, that where the speech of man stops short there Music's reign begins.

It is a truth forever, that where the speech of man stops short there Music's reign begins.



We must learn to die, and to die in the fullest sense of the word. The fear of the end is the source of all lovelessness

We must learn to die, and to die in the fullest sense of the word. The fear of the end is the source of all lovelessness



A political man is disgusting, but a political wife, horrible.

A political man is disgusting, but a political wife, horrible.





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And that's why, gentleman, if your little girl doesn't come up to scratch, it will be our painful duty to cut all your throats. Merely in a way of business, as you might say, and no offense, I hope.

And that's why, gentleman, if your little girl doesn't come up to scratch, it will be our painful duty to cut all your throats. Merely in a way of business, as you might say, and no offense, I hope.



I just think there's more paparazzi, there's more cable TV, there's millions of networks now, there's more paparazzi. People liked gossip then, and they like gossip now.

I just think there's more paparazzi, there's more cable TV, there's millions of networks now, there's more paparazzi. People liked gossip then, and they like gossip now.



Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.

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Too many women are forced to abort by poverty, by their menfolk, by their parents. A choice is only possible if there are genuine alternatives.

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Nothing in the world is as certain as death.



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