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Beverly Sills
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“A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.”
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“I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin. I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.”
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“I know that anybody who does all this and doesn't have to, everything thinks she's very driven. The truth is, I enjoy it all so! Can't it be that simple? I think it is! I don't feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?”
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“My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.”
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“Art is the signature of civilizations.”
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“There were times in my career ... when I felt like a trapeze artist doing dangerous somersaults without a net underneath. When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.”
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“I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.”
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“When you're in love, the whole world is Jewish.”
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“The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.”
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“Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.”
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“Don't get me started on critics.”
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“I've always tried to go a step past wherever other people expected me to end up.”
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“The buck stops here. I don't share blame, I don't share credit, and I don't share desserts.”
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“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
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“You don't always get what you ask for, but you never get what you don't ask for — unless it's contagious!”
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“There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.”
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“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.”
Beverly Sills, U.S. opera singer, administrator
(1929 - 2007)
Full name:Belle Miriam “Bubbles” Silverman Greenough.