Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
BEVERLY SILLSOpera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
More Beverly Sills Quotes
-
-
I’ve always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.
BEVERLY SILLS -
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 SILLS -
The last major childhood disease remains and it’s the worst of them all: nuclear war.
BEVERLY SILLS -
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
BEVERLY SILLS -
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
BEVERLY SILLS -
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.
BEVERLY SILLS -
There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
BEVERLY SILLS -
It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
BEVERLY SILLS -
Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
BEVERLY SILLS -
When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
BEVERLY SILLS -
When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
BEVERLY SILLS -
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.
BEVERLY SILLS -
The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
BEVERLY SILLS -
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?
BEVERLY SILLS -
There is no short cut to a place worth going.
BEVERLY SILLS






