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

Quote by Maria Callas

Topics: Maria Callas Quotes

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I...

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children...

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children...

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and...

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear,...

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear,...

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their...

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their...

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam...

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam...

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

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

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on...

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on...

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart...

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all,...

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all,...

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one...

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one...