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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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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
There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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Admit Defeat Something
The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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Childhood Nuclear War
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
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
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 never share credit or desserts.
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Credit Dessert Share
When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
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Feels Performer Sense Somersaults
Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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Attachment Love Spiritual
Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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Evening Ruins Whole
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
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
Don’t get me started on critics.
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Critics Started Get
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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Believe Matter People
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
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 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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