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 CALLASReal 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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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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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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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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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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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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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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