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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.

Maria Callas

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.
MARIA CALLAS

Achievement Feeling Generosity Happiness Home Hope Life Music Myself Purpose
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
MARIA CALLAS

Enemy Myself Stop
First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
MARIA CALLAS

Appearance Loss Lost Myself Voice Weight
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
MARIA CALLAS

Appearance Change Myself Possession
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Artist Born Stay Voice Yourself
When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
MARIA CALLAS

Enemy Myself Understand
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Beginning End Home Imagination Myself Start
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Age Day Enjoyment Fools Friendship Happiness Live Maturity Myself Young
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.
MARIA CALLAS

Angel Artist Judgement Myself Oneself Pretend Role Serious Woman
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
MARIA CALLAS

Enemy Kill Myself
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 cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
MARIA CALLAS

Change Music Myself Voice
The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
MARIA CALLAS

Monster Myself Public Return
I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
MARIA CALLAS

Achievement Best Difficult Myself Necessary
I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
MARIA CALLAS

Angel Children Myself Voice
Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
MARIA CALLAS

Attitude Myself Rule Stay Talk

To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.

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