Robert Schumann (1810–1856) German composer, aesthete and influential music critic
Source: Advice to Young Musicians
“Better than a play!”
On the House of Lords' debate on Lord Ross's Divorce Bill (1610), as quoted in King Charles the Second (1931) by Arthur Bryant
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Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) Puerto Rican baseball player
As quoted in "Change of Pace" by Bill Nunn, Jr. in The New Pittsburgh Courier (August 10, 1963), p. 22
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