Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
BEVERLY SILLSThe press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
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The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound.
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Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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I know that anybody who does all this and doesn’t have to, everything thinks she’s very driven. The truth is, I enjoy it all so! Can’t it be that simple?
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As soon as I arrive at the house, Laurie starts running, hits my chest, knocks me down, and licks my face. It’s become a family ritual.
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My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can’t.
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