Opera is music AND drama. I’m prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time…
BEVERLY SILLSIt seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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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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When you’re in love, the whole world is Jewish.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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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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There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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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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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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I don’t share blame. I don’t share credit. And I don’t share desserts.
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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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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I never share credit or desserts.
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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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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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