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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.

Beverly Sills

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
BEVERLY SILLS

Inspirational Motivational Positive
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.
BEVERLY SILLS

Anxiety Boss Reality
There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
BEVERLY SILLS

Being Inspirational Strength Strong
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.
BEVERLY SILLS

Careers Long Voice
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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Committed Heavenly Sitting Think
Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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Beautiful Drama Meaningful
It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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Important Love One Seemed
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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Believe Matter People
I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
BEVERLY SILLS

Blame Credit Inspirational
There is no short cut to a place worth going.
BEVERLY SILLS

Achievement Cuts Cutting Short
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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Cheerful People Thinking
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
BEVERLY SILLS

Inspirational Motivational Positive
When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
BEVERLY SILLS

Feels Performer Sense Somersaults
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?
BEVERLY SILLS

Passion Simple Work
The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
BEVERLY SILLS

Childhood Nuclear War
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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Dog Funny Running
I never share credit or desserts.
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Credit Dessert Share
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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Drama Pretty Science Sound
The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
BEVERLY SILLS

Fame Hype Superstar
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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Brother Desire Men
When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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Whole Whole World World
I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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Cheerful Cheerfulness Happen
Don’t get me started on critics.
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Critics Started Get
There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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Admit Defeat Something
Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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Evening Ruins Whole
Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
BEVERLY SILLS

Attachment Love Spiritual
There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
BEVERLY SILLS

Awful People Skinny

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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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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