Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
BEVERLY SILLSI never share credit or desserts.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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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 Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.
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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 is no short cut to a place worth going.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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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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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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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 something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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I never share credit or desserts.
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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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