Beverly Sills Quotes

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

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.

I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.

Just sing it. Don't prove you can sing it. I know you can, you know you can. So just do it, because if you try to prove it, you'll lose.

So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.

When you're in love, the whole world is Jewish.

It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them

I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.

There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.

There is something in me-I just can't stand to admit defeat.

The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment.

I never share credit or desserts.

As soon as I arrive at the house, Laurie starts running, hits my chest, knocks me down, and licks my face. It's become a family ritual.

Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?

Don't get me started on critics.

The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.

The last major childhood disease remains and it's the worst of them all: nuclear war.

There is no short cut to a place worth going.

I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.

You may be disappointed if you fail but you are doomed if you don't try.

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.

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin. I know some people find that disconcerting but that doesn't matter.

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.