The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
MARIA CALLASWhen my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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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My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can’t see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.
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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.
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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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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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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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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 I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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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 will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?
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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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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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