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Maria Callas quotes: Love is so much better when you are not married.

Love is so much better when you are not married.

Maria Callas quotes: When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

Maria Callas quotes: First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I've lost Onassis.

First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I've lost Onassis.

Maria Callas quotes: 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

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 quotes: - Who would carry the bell canto- Of course Montserrat Caballe

- Who would carry the bell canto
- Of course Montserrat Caballe

Maria Callas quotes: Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

Maria Callas quotes: I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

Maria Callas quotes: To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.

To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.

Maria Callas quotes: Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

Maria Callas quotes: I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful - also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice.

I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful - also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice.

Maria Callas quotes: ART is domination. It's making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.

ART is domination. It's making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.

Maria Callas quotes: When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.

When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.

Maria Callas quotes: The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.

The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.

Maria Callas quotes: When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

Maria Callas quotes: I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.

Maria Callas quotes: It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.

Maria Callas quotes: Only when I was singing did I feel loved.

Only when I was singing did I feel loved.

Maria Callas quotes: On stage, I am in the dark.

On stage, I am in the dark.

Maria Callas quotes: I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

Maria Callas quotes: I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

Maria Callas quotes: If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt ... retire?

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt ... retire?

Maria Callas quotes: Only my dogs will not betray me.

Only my dogs will not betray me.

Maria Callas quotes: Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

Maria Callas quotes: I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

Maria Callas quotes: Love is so much better when you're not married.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

Maria Callas quotes: First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

Maria Callas quotes: I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

Maria Callas quotes: I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!

I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!

Maria Callas quotes: Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.

Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.

Maria Callas quotes: When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.

Maria Callas quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best,

I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best,

Maria Callas quotes: I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.

I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.

Maria Callas quotes: [During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets.

[During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets.