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

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That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

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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.

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

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I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.

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

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

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

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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.

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I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was.

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Musician

Born: December 2nd, 1923

Died: September 16th, 1977

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