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I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

Maria Callas

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.
MARIA CALLAS

Children Force Law Performance Responsibility
I belong to the givers. I want to give a little happiness even if I haven’t had much for myself. Music has enriched my life and, hopefully – through me, a little – the public’s. If anyone left an opera house feeling more happy and at peace, I achieved my purpose.
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Achievement Feeling Generosity Happiness Home Hope Life Music Myself Purpose
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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Appearance Change Myself Possession
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 will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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Angel Children Myself Voice
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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Monster Myself Public Return
I 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.
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Angel Artist Judgement Myself Oneself Pretend Role Serious Woman
I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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Marriage Myself Preparation
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
First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
MARIA CALLAS

Appearance Loss Lost Myself Voice Weight
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
To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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Expression Sing Transformation Yourself
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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Failure Heart Missing Music Point
I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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Art Money Myself Work
When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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Enemy Myself Understand
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Friendship Greatness Hands Man Ourselves Weapon Woman

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

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