Art Is The Signature Of Civilizations.

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.

There Are No Shortcuts To Any Place Worth Going.

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.

Opera Is An Extremely Disciplined Art Form, And Every Excess A Singer Indulges In Has A Direct Effect On The Voice.

I've Always Tried To Go A Step Past Wherever People Expected Me To End Up.