When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
MARIA CALLASI cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil’s means; great teachers foresee a pupil’s ends.
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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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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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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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