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Leontyne Price
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“It was the first operatic mountain I climbed, and the view from it was astounding, exhilarating, stupefying.”
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“The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.”
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“I am here, and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to.”
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“The way I was taught, being black was a plus, always. Being a human being, being in America, and being black, all three were the greatest things that could happen to you. The combination was unbeatable.”
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“Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.”
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“Accomplishments have no color.”
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“I have never given all of myself, even vocally, to anyone. I was taught to sing on your interest, not your capital.”
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“We should not have a tin cup out for something as important as the arts in the country, the richest in the world. Creative artists are always begging, but always being used when it's time to show us at our best.”
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“Once you get on stage, everything is right. I feel the most beautiful, complete, fulfilled. I think that's why, in the case of noncompromising career women, parts of our personal lives don't work out. One person can't give you the feeling that thousands of people give you.”
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“Who I am is the best I can be.”
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“You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era; it should never leave you.”
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“A healthy sex life. Best thing in the world for a woman's voice.”
Leontyne Price, U.S. opera singer
(1927)
Full name: Leontyne Mary Violet Price.