Tony Benn, who was a cabinet minister in the British Labour government in the 1960s and 70s, said, "It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you."
In 2015, rising US opera star Stephen Costello was minutes away from making his Metropolitan Opera debut when he lost his voice.
Time can be such a curious, slippery thing. John Godsalve worked at the court of Henry VIII. A protégé of the king's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, he enjoyed a successful career, culminating with a knighthood at Edward VI's coronation in 1547. He also had the good fortune to sit for a likeness by Hans Holbein the Younger.
Phyllis Diller said, "Aim high, and you won't shoot your foot off."
Tony Benn, who was a cabinet minister in the British Labour government in the 1960s and 70s, said, "It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you."
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