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.
MARIA CALLASDon’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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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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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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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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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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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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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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 will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can’t see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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