When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
BEVERLY SILLSThere are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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I’ve always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.
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It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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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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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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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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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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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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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.
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