I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
MARIA CALLASI don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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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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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 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 the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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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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