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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.

Maria Callas

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.
MARIA CALLAS

Artist Born Stay Voice Yourself
It’s a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven’t.
MARIA CALLAS

Life Side Terrible Thinking Yourself
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Live Money Trouble Window Work Yourself
First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
MARIA CALLAS

Appearance Loss Lost Myself Voice Weight
On stage, I am in the dark.
MARIA CALLAS

Darkness Myself
I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
MARIA CALLAS

Marriage Myself Preparation
When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
MARIA CALLAS

Courage Inspirational Rise Talk
ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
MARIA CALLAS

Art Domination Moments Oneself People Thinking Voice
I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
MARIA CALLAS

Artist Different Kind Maturity Myself Thinking
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
MARIA CALLAS

Monster Myself Public Return
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
MARIA CALLAS

Enemy Kill Myself
I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
MARIA CALLAS

Art Money Myself Work
I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
MARIA CALLAS

Angel Children Myself Voice
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Difference End Goodness Greatness Student Teacher
Only my dogs will not betray me.
MARIA CALLAS

Betrayal Dog Myself
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
MARIA CALLAS

Appearance Change Myself Possession

I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.

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