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.
BEVERLY SILLSAs 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.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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 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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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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There is no short cut to a place worth going.
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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 don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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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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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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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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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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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