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?
BEVERLY SILLSI can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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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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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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Don’t get me started on critics.
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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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There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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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 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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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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