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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.

Maria Callas

I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
MARIA CALLAS

Artist Different Kind Maturity Myself Thinking
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Angel Artist Judgement Myself Oneself Pretend Role Serious Woman
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?
MARIA CALLAS

Life Live Respect Sensation Work Yourself
Only my dogs will not betray me.
MARIA CALLAS

Betrayal Dog Myself
Love is so much better when you are not married.
MARIA CALLAS

Better Love Marriage Yourself
To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
MARIA CALLAS

Expression Sing Transformation Yourself
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Live Money Trouble Window Work Yourself
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 CALLAS

Care Friendship Reality Yourself
When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
MARIA CALLAS

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.
MARIA CALLAS

Enemy Kill Myself
ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
MARIA CALLAS

Art Domination Moments Oneself People Thinking Voice
I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
MARIA CALLAS

Achievement Best Difficult Myself Necessary
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Beginning End Home Imagination Myself Start
On stage, I am in the dark.
MARIA CALLAS

Darkness Myself
First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
MARIA CALLAS

Appearance Loss Lost Myself Voice Weight
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Children Force Law Performance Responsibility

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