Small: I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me
"I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me"
Placido Domingo, Musician
Small: I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction
"I have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction"
Placido Domingo, Musician
Small: I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities
"I am never wrong when it comes to my possibilities"
Placido Domingo, Musician
Small: The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the
"The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith"
Ignatius Loyola, Clergyman
Small: It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot
Antonio Banderas
"It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then"
Antonio Banderas, Actor
Small: Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator
"Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator"
Antonio Gaudi, Architect
Small: I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve
Xavier Cugat
"I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve"
Xavier Cugat, Musician
Small: Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters united with it, she is the mother of the arts and t
"Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels"
Francisco de Goya, Artist
Small: There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we c
"There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we can stop terrorism. We must be firm fighting the terrorists and opposing the final aims they want to achieve"
Jose Maria Aznar, Statesman
Small: March 11, 2004, now occupies a place in the history of infamy
"March 11, 2004, now occupies a place in the history of infamy"
Jose Maria Aznar, Statesman
Small: I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things
Antonio Banderas
"I like going everywhere. And I love starting new things"
Antonio Banderas, Actor
Small: Better to die on ones feet than to live on ones knees
"Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees"
Dolores Ibarruri, Politician
Small: I didnt feel I had to prove anything more
"I didn't feel I had to prove anything more"
Miguel Indurain, Athlete
Small: I want the Arabic Granada, that which is art, which is all that seems to me beauty and emotion
Isaac Albeniz
"I want the Arabic Granada, that which is art, which is all that seems to me beauty and emotion"
Isaac Albeniz, Musician
Small: Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking
"Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking"
Antonio Machado, Poet
Small: Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggl
"Yes, thanks to God... my life has a goal, much more important than my artistic activities, that is the struggle against Leukemia"
Jose Carreras, Musician
Small: Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happe
"Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no"
Jose Carreras, Musician
Small: But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I dont like very much
"But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I don't like very much"
Victoria de los Angeles, Musician
Small: And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I found myself in a career you see
"And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I found myself in a career you see"
Victoria de los Angeles, Musician
Small: After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant,
"After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family"
Victoria de los Angeles, Musician
Small: When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then
"When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then"
Placido Domingo, Musician
Small: This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career
"This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career"
Placido Domingo, Musician
Small: The high note is not the only thing
"The high note is not the only thing"
Placido Domingo, Musician
Small: My characters have undergone the same process of simplification as the colors. Now that they have been simplif
"My characters have undergone the same process of simplification as the colors. Now that they have been simplified, they appear more human and alive than if they had been represented in all their details"
Joan Miro, Artist
Small: I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me t
"I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me to give my painting a character of even greater bareness"
Joan Miro, Artist
Small: For me an object is something living. This cigarette or this box of matches contains a secret life much more i
"For me an object is something living. This cigarette or this box of matches contains a secret life much more intense than that of certain human beings"
Joan Miro, Artist
Small: So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will spe
"So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul"
Ignatius Loyola, Clergyman
Small: I am only an actress when they say, action and I stop being an actress when they say, cut. I am a normal perso
"I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting"
Paz Vega, Actress
Small: Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, f
"Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding"
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Celebrity
Small: Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy
"Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principles"
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Celebrity
Small: My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I
"My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I"
Charles V, Royalty
Small: To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven
"To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven"
Charles V, Royalty
Small: When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my train of thought
"When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my train of thought"
Sergio Aragones, Cartoonist
Small: The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story
"The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story"
Sergio Aragones, Cartoonist
Small: The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to everybody, with losing friends and fami
"The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to everybody, with losing friends and family, but that is a natural occurrence, as natural as being born"
Sergio Aragones, Cartoonist
Small: My work is so unorthodox that from one panel to the next, the drawings are completely different... totally opp
"My work is so unorthodox that from one panel to the next, the drawings are completely different... totally opposed to the way of working in something like animation, where every drawing has to look like the one before"
Sergio Aragones, Cartoonist
Small: I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old way is much more scary
"I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old way is much more scary"
Sergio Aragones, Cartoonist
Small: At the end of the 60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics
"At the end of the '60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics"
Sergio Aragones, Cartoonist
Small: I like America, and I think probably the American people like me
"I like America, and I think probably the American people like me"
Fernando Alonso, Celebrity
Small: For me its a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport
"For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport"
Fernando Alonso, Celebrity
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