Beverly Sills Quotations

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

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.

There is something in me-I just can't stand to admit defeat.

The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.

I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.

Don't get me started on critics.

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

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?

Just sing it. Don't prove you can sing it. I know you can, you know you can. So just do it, because if you try to prove it, you'll lose.

There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.