Best Quotes by Maria Callas (Top 10)
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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.
Maria Callas
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You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.
Maria Callas
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Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
Maria Callas
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I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.
Maria Callas
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I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.
Maria Callas
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That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.
Maria Callas
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Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they're only made of sand.
Maria Callas
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Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don't like it shouldn't come to hear me.
Maria Callas
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.
Maria Callas
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I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
Maria Callas