Only my dogs will not betray me.
MARIA CALLASYou 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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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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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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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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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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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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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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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.
MARIA CALLAS