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.
MARIA CALLASI want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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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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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.
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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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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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