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.
BEVERLY SILLSThe 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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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.
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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 press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
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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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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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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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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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Don’t get me started on critics.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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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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