There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
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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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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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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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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I’ve always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
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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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There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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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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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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I never share credit or desserts.
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The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.
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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 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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