I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
MARIA CALLASFirst I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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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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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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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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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 don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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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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ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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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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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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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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