Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.
BEVERLY SILLSMy 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.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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There is no short cut to a place worth going.
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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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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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I never share credit or desserts.
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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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There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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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 press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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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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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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