Beverly Sills Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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My life has never been wonderful. Maybe when I was a child, but not after age 15.
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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You must prune dead or dying wood.
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Several of the actors I've had the good fortune of working with stand out in my mind as 'ultimate'. I guess the obvious would be Tom Hanks, because he really is as fun and as genuine as he comes across in his films and interviews.
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Jesus made clear that the Kingdom of God is organic and not organizational. It grows like a seed and it works like leaven: secretly, invisibly, surprisingly, and irresistibly.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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I am only about winning and getting better.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.
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There are times in history where a particular doctrine becomes a symbol of a greater problem.
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Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period.
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Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.
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The people who control culture in China have no culture.
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Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a virtue.
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Something I've learned from people like U2, the Stones and Lenny Kravitz is that the grind of live shows is so necessary [to build your career].
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The old men running the industry just have not got a clue. They've got to come to terms with the fact that Britain is no longer a totally white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips; it's curry.
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I started singing at age five and haven't stopped since.
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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.
