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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

Maria Callas

To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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Expression Sing Transformation Yourself
First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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Appearance Loss Lost Myself Voice Weight
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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Life Live Respect Sensation Work Yourself
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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Artist Born Stay Voice Yourself
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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Enemy Myself Stop
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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Life Side Terrible Thinking Yourself
I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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Change Music Myself Voice
I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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Marriage Myself Preparation
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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Advantage Drama Head Myself Poor Role
When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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Enemy Myself Understand
When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
MARIA CALLAS

Courage Inspirational Rise Talk
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.
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Friendship Greatness Hands Man Ourselves Weapon Woman
Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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Attitude Myself Rule Stay Talk
I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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Achievement Best Difficult Myself Necessary
I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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Art Money Myself Work
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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Difference End Goodness Greatness Student Teacher

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