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.
BEVERLY SILLSThere is no short cut to a place worth going.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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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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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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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’ve always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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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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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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