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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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 are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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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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There is no short cut to a place worth going.
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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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It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
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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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