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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.

Beverly Sills

Art is the signature of civilizations.
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Acceptance Art Inspirational
It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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Important Love One Seemed
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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Cheerful People Thinking
I never share credit or desserts.
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Credit Dessert Share
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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Art Direct Effect Indulge
Don’t get me started on critics.
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Critics Started Get
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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Fame Hype Superstar
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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Anxiety Boss Reality
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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Brother Desire Men
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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Art Environmental Perception
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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Careers Long Voice
There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
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Being Inspirational Strength Strong
Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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Beautiful Drama Meaningful
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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Passion Simple Work
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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Dog Funny Running
There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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Awful People Skinny

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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