The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
BEVERLY SILLSA 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.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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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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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 is no short cut to a place worth going.
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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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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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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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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 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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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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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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It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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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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