Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.
BEVERLY SILLSArt is the signature of civilizations.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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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 never share credit or desserts.
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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.
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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 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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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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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 no short cut to a place worth going.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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 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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