When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
MARIA CALLASI am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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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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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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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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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.
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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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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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