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.
MARIA CALLASSome 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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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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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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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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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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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 cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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