I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

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If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top,...

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top,...

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...

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

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

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 prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

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,...

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

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

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...

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,...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best...

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best...

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...

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...

Old age hath yet his honor and his toil. Death closes all; but something ere...

Old age hath yet his honor and his toil. Death closes all; but something ere...

Old age is an incurable disease.

Old age is an incurable disease.

Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning.

Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning.

'True Life: I Have A Hot Mom' is easily my favorite True Life.

'True Life: I Have A Hot Mom' is easily my favorite True Life.