Luciano Quotes

A lot of people say, 'I always knew Lucky Luciano as a very smooth, very elegant, very powerful man.' All the accounts of him as an older man were that he was very genteel but he still had the look of smothered violence behind his eyes. ~ Vincent Piazza

For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

He explained that he talks about death "all the time" with his friends. They ask each other, "Hey, what you want when you die?"

Luciano asked, "Don't people say that where you come from?"

It was hard to explain that, no, for the most part, they really don't. ~ Caitlin Doughty

My guard will run you through if he catches you looking at my face," said Arianna.
"I don't think so. I think it might be treason to kill a duke," said Luciano.
"But you're not a duke," said Arianna.
"I will be if you marry me," said Luciano.
"Yes, you would be," said Arianna.
"Would?"
"If you are asking me."
"I'm asking."
"And if I accepted."
"Do you?"
"I do. With all my heart. ~ Mary Hoffman

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I received a beautiful welcome to the world of music. I want to give something back to the younger generation. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not? ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Get off me you dirty turnip!" "Dirty turnip? well, pardon me Signor Cabbage-Head! ~ Elle Newmark

Technologies as users interacting with other technologies as prompters, through other in-between technologies: this is another way of describing hyperhistory as the stage of human development ~ Luciano Floridi

As long as Luciano and Arianna were together, he felt that all was right with the world. ~ Mary Hoffman

As explained above, those who believe in the theory of
evolution think that a few atoms and molecules thrown into
a huge vat could produce thinking, reasoning professors
and university students; such scientists as Einstein and
Galileo; such artists as Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra
and Luciano Pavarotti; as well as antelopes, lemon trees,
and carnations. Moreover, as the scientists and professors
who believe in this nonsense are educated people, it is
quite justifiable to speak of this theory as "the most potent
spell in history." Never before has any other belief or idea
so taken away peoples' powers of reason, refused to allow
them to think intelligently and logically, and hidden the
truth from them as if they had been blindfolded. This is an
even worse and unbelievable blindness than the totem
worship in some parts of Africa, the people of Saba worshipping
the Sun, the tribe of Prophet Ibrahim (as) worshipping
idols they had made with their own hands, or the
people of Prophet Musa (as) worshipping the Golden Calf.

In fact, Allah has pointed to this lack of reason in the
Qur'an. In many verses, He reveals that some peoples'
minds will be closed and that they will be powerless to see
the truth. Some of these verses are as follows:
As for those who do not believe, it makes no difference
to them whether you warn them or do not warn them,
they will not ~ Harun Yahya

Pain-soaked joints. Endless miles. Concessions and compromises. Soon, finally, everything would come down to a few irretrievable revolutions of a stopwatch. ~ Lisa Luciano

If you're going to write, you have to be open to possibility. ~ Richard Luciano

Sometime to be called Pavarotti is not always an advantage. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I started out. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y'. ~ Ron Luciano

If it's true you learn from your mistakes, Jim Frey will be the best manager ever ~ Ron Luciano

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

For all three of us, the Caracalla concert was a major event in our lives. I hope I am not immodest to think it was also unforgettable for most of the people who were present. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I have a concept of Naples that is not so much of a city, per se, but rather an ingredient of the human spirit that I detect in everyone, Neapolitan or not. The idea that 'Neapolitanism' and mass ignorance are somehow indissolubly linked is one that I am prepared to fight with all the strength I have. ~ Luciano De Crescenzo

There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing. ~ Ron Luciano

I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

If your body is not in shape to sing [from the diaphragm] you will push and push but keep falling back on your throat to make the sound. This will ruin your voice. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

In 1934, strongman Fulgencio Batista forced President Grau's resignation. Then in 1940, Grau lost his bid for the Presidency to his adversary Batista. Four years later in 1944, he did win the election and took office for a four-year term starting on October 10th. After Grau won the election and was the President elect, Batista still in office, blatantly attacked the National Treasury, leaving the cupboards bare by the time Grau was actually sworn in as President.
Since Grau and Batista were staunch adversaries, it is highly unlikely that any deal could have been made in 1946 to allow "Lucky" Luciano into Cuba, especially with Luciano having been exiled to Sicily by the United States government that preceding February. Still, Lansky had enough political pull within the Cuban government to prepare for a strong Mafia presence in Havana.
In October of 1946, in an attempt to keep his whereabouts a secret, "Lucky" Luciano covertly boarded a freighter taking him from Naples, Italy, to Caracas, Venezuela. Then Luciano flew south to Rio de Janeiro and returned north to Mexico City. On October 29, 1946, he arranged for a private flight from Mexico City to Camagüey, Cuba, where Meyer Lansky met him. Having the right connections, Luciano passed through Cuban customs unimpeded and was whisked by car to the splendid Grand Hotel.
Luciano, having just arrived in Cuba, was looking forward to setting up operations. Cuba would actually be a better place than the United States fo ~ Hank Bracker

Some singers want the audience to love them. I love the audience. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

The relation between practical and spiritual spheres in music is obvious, if only because it demands ears, finger, consciousness and intellect. ~ Luciano Berio

Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I think Beijing deserves the Olympics in order to be with all the rest of the world recognized, ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I realized that cats make a perfect audience, they don't laugh at you, they never contradict you, there's no need to impress them, and they won't divulge your secrets. ~ Elle Newmark

The world is changing and there are new opportunities for those who are ready to join forces with those who are stronger and more experienced. ~ Lucky Luciano

The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Music is everything that one listens to with the intention of listening to music. ~ Luciano Berio

I am an American citizen, first class. I don't have a bade that makes me an official good guy like you, but Im work just as honest for a living. ~ Lucky Luciano

If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I always thought of Annenberg as my sort of guy. ~ Lucky Luciano

To be noticed without striving to be noticed, this is what elegance is about. ~ Luciano Barbera

I am a very superstitious person. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I remember quite well that 10,000 audience sang with us three on the spot, and ever since then, I always thought the Chinese audience are the greatest audience. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

You don't need any brains to listen to music. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I am open to everything. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

One of the things is that the good intentions of Prohibition, from reading over the years and from becoming obsessed with the research of gangs in New York City, seems to have allowed crime figures at the time, like Luciano, Capone, Torrio and Rothstein, to organize to become more powerful, which pulled all the way through until the '70s. ~ Martin Scorsese

Opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and having the same catharsis with the same story, the same moral dilemmas. They were holding hands in the darkness. That has gone. Now perhaps they are holding hands watching television. ~ Luciano Berio

Do you know how long it took me to write 'For a Few Dollars More'? Nine days. ~ Luciano Vincenzoni

To be a director, you have to be especially patient. ~ Luciano Vincenzoni

Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is. ~ Ron Luciano

No matter what the other fifty odd weeks of his life offered, here, at least for a few days, he was officially a very special person in an otherwise ordinary world. ~ Lisa Luciano

People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. You don't confuse my voice with another voice. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

I don't profess to be Luciano Pavarotti, but I can hold a tune. ~ Anton Du Beke

He was her creation. From the moment they met when he wobbled onto the ice at the age of ten and refused to leave until he had learned his first jump, they could see into each others souls. Now when it counted most, there was a wall between them. ~ Lisa Luciano

We are all like one-winged angels. It is only when we help each other that we can fly. ~ Luciano De Crescenzo

I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano. ~ Robert Stack

Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle
once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun. ~ Ron Luciano

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

He wants only to rest and to have a little peace. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

If you see me once, you cannot confuse me with another. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

The practical joke is the psychiatry of baseball. ~ Ron Luciano

I want to be famous everywhere. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

Mauricio Pellegrino has the pace of a tricycle with a flat tyre ridden by Luciano Pavarotti, and the turning speed of an oil tanker with its anchor set. ~ Pete Gill

Nothing that has happened has made me feel gloomy or remain depressed. I love my life. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

If I could live my life over again, there is one thing I would change. I would want to be able to eat less. ~ Luciano Pavarotti

There's no such thing as good money or bad money.There's just money. ~ Lucky Luciano

If I go three days without vocalizing, the voice is gone. ~ Luciano Pavarotti