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Beverly Sills Quotes

I began by listening to my mother's collection of Amelita Galli-Curci and Lily Pons records, and then was taken (at age eight) to hear Pons at a Met performance of Lakme. It was at that moment that I decided to become an opera star. Not just an opera singer, but an opera star!

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: May 25, 1929 - July 2, 2007

Topics

Mother Age Moment Listening Become

I wrote stories from the time I was a little girl, but I didn't want to be a writer. I wanted to be an actress. I didn't realize then that it's the same impulse. It's make-believe. It's performance.

Girl Time Performance Want Realize

I graduated with a B.A. from Goddard College in 1991 and then studied poetry for a year in the M.F.A. in Writing Program at Vermont College.

Jennifer McMahon

Poetry College Writing Year Vermont

The role we can play every day, if we try, is to take the whole experience of every day and shape it to involve American man. It is our job to interest him in his community and to give his ideas the excitement they should have.

John Hay Whitney

Community Experience Day Job Man

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

Strength Differences Similarities

If I could travel through time, I wouldn't go back and change anything in my life, because I'm delighted with the way it's turned out.

Life Change Time Travel My Life Go

I get the feeling that my songs aren't that dark. There is a cynicism but humour also - it's not depression upon depression upon depression. It's a blend.

Depression Feeling Dark Humour Get

Only man is permitted to live without rhythm in order that he can become free. However, he must of his own accord bring rhythm again into the chaos.

Live Man Chaos Free Become Rhythm

I get emotionally attached with every film I do, and that stops me from being critical. I can't fight my emotions.

Fight Me Emotions Film Get Critical

You shoulda shot that fella a long time ago. Now he's too rich to kill.

Time Rich Long You Long Time Now

Folks, I've had the best seat in the house. Thanks for sharing it, I'll see you down the road.

Brent Musburger

Best Road You House Down Sharing

The digital business is a fantastic business to be in. The only thing you have to do is build a cost structure for a declining business, which is different from the structure for a growing business.

Business You Growing Build Digital

Your goal is to achieve the best results by following their wishes. If they want you to build a house upside down standing on its chimney, it's up to you to do it.

Richard Morris Hunt

Best Upside Down You House Goal

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