Don’t come to me with your troubles. I have to work for my money and you are young enough to work too. If you can’t make enough money to live on you can jump out of the window or drown yourself.
MARIA CALLASWhen I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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 want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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It’s a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven’t.
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