I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
MARIA CALLASI don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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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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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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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 want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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 don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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