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 SILLSI 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.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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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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The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.
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There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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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 last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
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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 is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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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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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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Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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I never share credit or desserts.
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