I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
MARIA CALLASWhat 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?
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.
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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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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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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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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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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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