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
hype superstar fame
The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
work passion simple
I know that anybody who does all this and doesn't have to, everything thinks she's very driven. The truth is, I enjoy it all so! Can't it be that simple? I think it is! I don't feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?
people awful skinny
There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.
artist careers doe
There were times in my career ... when I felt like a trapeze artist doing dangerous somersaults without a net underneath. When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
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