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.
BEVERLY SILLSIt seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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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 never share credit or desserts.
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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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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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Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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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 are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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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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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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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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