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"23 Maria Callas Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 2 December 1923. Died: 16 September 1977 | Soprano | Musician |

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.

After Becomes Before Begins
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
Cannot Down Elevator Going
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I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

Carry Demands Dignity Her
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I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

Else Happens Know Me
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I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.
Art Dear Money Need
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

Like Marriage Myself Prepare
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Love is so much better when you're not married.

Better Love LoveIs Married
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On stage, I am in the dark.
Am Dark IAm Stage
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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.

After Being Enough Greatest
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

Enemies Know Shall Slipping
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Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
About Dear Make Me
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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.

Always Artist Born Dear
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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.

Down Enemies Get ICan
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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.

Go Life Rock Side
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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.
Agree Ear Fails Heart
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If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?

Am Because Gets Helped
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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.

Against Age Childhood Children
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That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

Best Between Difference Ends
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Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

Best Ends Foresee Good
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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 the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.

Am Angel Artist Devil
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It's a very terrible thing to be Maria Callas, because it's a question of trying to understand something you can never really understand.

Because Maria Never Question
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
Achieve Always Best Difficult
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To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way.

Art Bear Cannot Magnificent
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Maria Callas Quotes & Sayings