In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
BEVERLY SILLSI 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?
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.
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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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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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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality.
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I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn’t matter.
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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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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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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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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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