Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sillswas an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth25 May 1929
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational art acceptance
Art is the signature of civilizations.
inspirational positive success
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
cutting achievement short-cuts
There is no short cut to a place worth going.
war childhood nuclear
The last major childhood disease remains and it's the worst of them all: nuclear war.
funny running dog
As soon as I arrive at the house, Laurie starts running, hits my chest, knocks me down, and licks my face. It's become a family ritual.
careers voice long
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.
evening ruins whole
Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
running time age
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
cheerful cheerfulness i-can
I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
dine-in might garbage
I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.
believe people matter
I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.
important one-love
It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them
happiness inner-peace cheerful
A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.
beautiful meaningful drama
Opera is music AND drama. I'm prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time... I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound.