First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
MARIA CALLASYou 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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 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 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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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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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 will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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