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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.

Maria Callas

When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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Courage Inspirational Rise Talk
On stage, I am in the dark.
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Darkness Myself
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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Appearance Change Myself Possession
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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Beginning End Home Imagination Myself Start
To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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Expression Sing Transformation Yourself
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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Life Side Terrible Thinking Yourself
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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Artist Born Stay Voice Yourself
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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Enemy Kill Myself
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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Friendship Greatness Hands Man Ourselves Weapon Woman
Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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Fashion Leadership World
Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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Feeling Love Myself Sing
There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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Children Force Law Performance Responsibility
I belong to the givers. I want to give a little happiness even if I haven’t had much for myself. Music has enriched my life and, hopefully – through me, a little – the public’s. If anyone left an opera house feeling more happy and at peace, I achieved my purpose.
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Achievement Feeling Generosity Happiness Home Hope Life Music Myself Purpose
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.
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Live Money Trouble Window Work Yourself
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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Enemy Myself Stop
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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Monster Myself Public Return

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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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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