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.
BEVERLY SILLSThere is no short cut to a place worth going.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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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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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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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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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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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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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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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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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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 don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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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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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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