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 SILLSThere are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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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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There is no short cut to a place worth going.
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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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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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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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Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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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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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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