Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
BEVERLY SILLSThe last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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I never share credit or desserts.
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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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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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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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I think it is! I don’t feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?
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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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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’ve always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.
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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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It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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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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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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