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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

Maria Callas

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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Beautiful Myself Opinion Voice
To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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Expression Sing Transformation Yourself
What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?
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Life Live Respect Sensation Work Yourself
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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Life Side Terrible Thinking Yourself
When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
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Failure Heart Missing Music Point
Only my dogs will not betray me.
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Betrayal Dog Myself
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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Enemy Myself Stop
Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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Feeling Love Myself Sing
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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Monster Myself Public Return
You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.
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Artist Born Stay Voice Yourself
I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.
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Angel Artist Judgement Myself Oneself Pretend Role Serious Woman
When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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Enemy Myself Understand
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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Enemy Kill Myself
Don’t come to me with your troubles. I have to work for my money and you are young enough to work too. If you can’t make enough money to live on you can jump out of the window or drown yourself.
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Live Money Trouble Window Work Yourself
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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Appearance Change Myself Possession
I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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Angel Children Myself Voice

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