The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'.
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RUFUS WAINWRIGHT It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
JUDE WATSON It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea.
JUDE WATSON I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.
MARIA CALLAS Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill
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ERIC CLAPTON I never breathe through the nose, not when I'm singing. In the opera, you don't have so much...
BEVERLY SILLS I studied classical opera, so I was always singing in Italian and German and French.
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SENECA We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.
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MARIANNE FAITHFULL Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive!
MARIANNE FAITHFULL I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL I have to watch out for being lazy.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL I shoot my big mouth off; it just pops up! I have to learn to edit myself.
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When I have time to rest.
All the people I love are there
...
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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond mea...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cros...
MARIANNE MOORE The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish I could believe it; I a...
MARIANNE MOORE Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time
MARIANNE MOORE There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes ...
MARIANNE MOORE We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Most women I know are priestesses and healers... We are, all of us, sisters of a mysterious order.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus ...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON My self healing lies in praying for those who have harmed me.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON I think the heartbreak of September 11 - America's grief not only over the loss of life but also...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is t...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON In the name of feminism, we denied some essential aspects of our authentic selves. While feminism sh...
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