When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
MARIA CALLASThere 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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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 don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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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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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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I was always too mature for my age – and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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Don’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.
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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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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 prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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