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“I name (Honus) Wagner first on my list, not only because he was a great batting champion and base-runner, and also baseball's foremost shortstop, but because Honus (Wagner) could have been first at any other position, with the possible exception of pitcher. In all my career, I never saw such a versatile player.”

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Author:John McGraw

“The way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head.”

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Author:John McGraw

“Remember, Those who have the gift of faith are growth-oriented, goal-oriented, optimistic, and confident. – C. Peter Wagner.”

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Author:Phil Pringle

“Richard Wagner commenting on the music of Ludvig Van Beethoven: He was a Titan, wrestling with the Gods.”

Music Wrestling Vans Wagner Titans

Author:Ludwig van Beethoven

“When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not to have to pay attention to voices in the recordings.”

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Author:Kiri Te Kanawa

“...there isn't often anything in Wagner opera that one would call by such a violent name as acting.”

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Book:Mark Twain's Essays: Top Essays

Source: Mark Twain's Essays: Top Essays

“I have witnessed and greatly enjoyed the first act of everything which Wagner created, but the effect on me has always been so powerful that one act was quite sufficient; whenever I have witnessed two acts I have gone away physically exhausted; and whenever I have ventured an entire opera the result has been the next thing to suicide.”

Source: Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review