Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
BEVERLY SILLSThe press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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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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I never share credit or desserts.
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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 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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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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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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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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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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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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It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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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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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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