There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
BEVERLY SILLSI 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?
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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 are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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I never share credit or desserts.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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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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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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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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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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The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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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 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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It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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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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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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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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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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There is no short cut to a place worth going.
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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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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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