Beverly Sills
Musician
1929-05-25 – 2007-07-02
Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano and one of the leading opera stars of the 20th century. After retiring from performance, she served in major arts leadership roles.
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Quotes by Beverly Sills
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Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
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My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
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I never breathe through the nose, not when I'm singing. In the opera, you don't have so much time. That's fine at the beginning of an opera or after somebody else has been doing an aria, and you want to get a good fresh start.
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You can't imitate; all our faces are constructed differently... and the vocal cords; otherwise, we'd all sound alike. I don't think anybody should ever teach by imitating.
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I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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I'm not happy, I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them.
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I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
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I never share credit or desserts.
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