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?

Quote by Maria Callas

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On stage, I am in the dark.On stage, I am in the dark.

On stage, I am in the dark.On stage, I am in the dark.

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.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

You know when you have found your prince because you not only have a smile...

You know when you have found your prince because you not only have a smile...

Love is a deep well from which you may drink often, but into which you...

Love is a deep well from which you may drink often, but into which you...