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Beverly Sills
11 quotes
“I needed to sing — desperately. My voice poured out more easily because I was no longer singing for anyone's approval; I was beyond caring about the public's reaction, I just wanted to enjoy myself. … I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity, as a result of my childrens' problems. I didn't feel better or stronger than anyone else but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not — more important now was for me to love them. Feeling that way turns your whole life around; living becomes the act of giving.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bubbles : A Self-Portrait (1976), p. 114
“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.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Quotable Woman (1978) by Elaine Partnow, p. 399
“There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm. Men will always be attracted to women with nice soft arms and a fleshy bosom.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1982 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in TIME Vol. 120 (1982)
“Why should I go when it's going so good? … I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Caviar for Beverly Sills" in The New York Times (15 October 1984)
“So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Newsweek, Vol. 103, (1984), p. iv
“I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up. I'm not about to change now.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beverly : An Autobiography (1988), p. 356
“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.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in TIME (1983), and The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women (1992) by Rosalie Maggio
“Art is the signature of civilizations.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beverly Sills, interviewed on NBC TV, May 4, 1985.
Also quoted by: Jean Sibelius (misattributed)
“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.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women (1992) by Rosalie Maggio
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Conquering an Enemy Called Average (1996) by John L. Mason
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.”
Beverly Sills (1929–2007) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Incredible Quotations : 230 Thought-Provoking Quotes with Prompts to Spark Students' Writing, Thinking, and Discussion (1997) by Jacqueline Sweeney