"I have always made impresarios a lot of money across my career and have never, so far as I am aware, given any of them heart attacks."

-- Montserrat Caballe

#Heart Quotes #Careers Quotes #Made Quotes

“You must suggest to me reality---you can never show me reality.”

Source : George Inness, Leo G. Mazow, Rachael Ziady DeLue (1999). “George Inness, the 1880s and 1890s”
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep distress, and perhaps help them find self-confidence and inner healing.”
“We believe in the joy and power of music, and we also see that to make this kind of statement today, you need to be a hero, because there are more dominant beliefs - like the belief in power itself or in fame or in money. Our belief in the power of music is something that really needs a strong position in order to keep it up for a lifetime - and hopefully even beyond. We don't want to miss out on the chance to give food for thought to other generations that may relate to it in a way that is not yet foreseeable.”
“If I could read your mind, what a tale your thoughts could tell. Just like a paperback novel, the kind that drugstores sell.”
“In concert, I often try to feel the audience and feel their way of hearing. If I feel that there is no contact between the audience and the music, I try to look stronger within myself, hoping that this will lead to a better contact.”
“A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.”

Source : "Institutio Oratoria". Textbook by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, VI. 3. 5,
“I don't think of myself as an author. But simply as a grateful child of God. John 3:27 has long been a life verse: "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven." Any more words will only be solely a gift from Him. I can only faithfully wait.”
“My vision is to elevate the consciousness of humanity one mind, one heart, one life, one spirit at a time. They are married.”

You may also like:

Freddie Mercury
Musician
Giuseppe Verdi
Composer
Joan Sutherland
Dramatic coloratura
John Deacon
Musician
Jose Carreras
Performer
Luciano Pavarotti
Performer
Maria Callas
Opera singer
Marilyn Horne
Soprano
Placido Domingo
Conductor