A Quote by Sergei Prokofiev
My chief virtue (or if you like, defect) has been a tireless lifelong search for an original, individual musical idiom. I detest imitation, I detest hackneyed devices.
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Religion is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize humankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
I detest the Bible as I detest everything that is cruel.
I really detest brunch. I think it's a waste of a good day. Detest is a little too severe, but I would say I'm not a brunch person.
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I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard.
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