I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
MARIA CALLASI would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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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 I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they’re only made of sand.
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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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