Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they’re only made of sand.
MARIA CALLASSome say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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It’s a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven’t.
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I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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