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 CALLASI want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I belong to the givers. I want to give a little happiness even if I haven’t had much for myself. Music has enriched my life and, hopefully – through me, a little – the public’s. If anyone left an opera house feeling more happy and at peace, I achieved my purpose.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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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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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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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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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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