I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
BEVERLY SILLSWhen you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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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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There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t get me started on critics.
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I think it is! I don’t feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?
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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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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 music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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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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