That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil’s means; great teachers foresee a pupil’s ends.
MARIA CALLASWhen I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
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My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can’t see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.
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I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they’re only made of sand.
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ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
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Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.
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You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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