Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
MARIA CALLASI 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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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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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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