When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
MARIA CALLASWhen I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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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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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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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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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.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.
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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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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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