"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."

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Source : "The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women". Book by Rosalie Maggio, 1992.

Beverly Sills

#Careers Quotes #Voice Quotes #Long Quotes

“The calamity of war, wherever, whenever and upon whomever it descends, is a tragedy for the whole of humanity.”
“With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes satin.”
“Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz.”
“Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it.”
“One thing that feeds into the way you experience the social world is your mood - and one thing that affects your mood is the weather.”

Source : "Leonard Mlodinow On Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior". Interview with Debra Ollivier, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 7, 2012.
“As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.”
“If you pay off your mortgage before retirement, you take a huge financial load off your shoulders. You also become eligible to take out a reverse mortgage once you turn 62.”
“I like being on the margins. You work better there.”

Source : "The Importance of Being Childish". The Times, December 02, 2006.

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