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 SILLSWhy let one high C ruin your whole evening?
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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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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I think it is! I don’t feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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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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The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.
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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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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound.
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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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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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There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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