Famous quotes containing the words warren, opera and/or house:
“But it thought no bed too narrowit stood with lips askew
And shook its great head sadly like the abstract Jew.”
—Robert Penn Warren (19051989)
“A pretty air in an opera is prettier there than it could be anywhere else, I suppose, just as an honest man in politics shines more than he would elsewhere.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
“As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the pastto preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majoritys whims and the minoritys rights.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (19081973)
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