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 CALLASI will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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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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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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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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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
MARIA CALLAS