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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.

Maria Callas

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.
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Care Friendship Reality Yourself
On stage, I am in the dark.
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Darkness Myself
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
I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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Art Money Myself Work
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
I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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Angel Children Myself Voice
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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Achievement Feeling Generosity Happiness Home Hope Life Music Myself Purpose
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
Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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Fashion Leadership World
When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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Enemy Myself Understand
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
I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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Change Music Myself Voice
My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can’t see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.
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Advantage Drama Head Myself Poor Role
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 prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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Marriage Myself Preparation
I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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Artist Different Kind Maturity Myself Thinking

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.

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