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The greatest obstacle in someone's life is having the option of fulfilling a wish or not, because one never knews which choice can lead to misfortune.

Quote by Maria Pal about wish, obstacles, life

Envy, hatred are very dangerous diseases that have only one antidote - you, but you have to administer it yourself before it's too late!

Quote by Maria Pal about malady, envy, contentment

Forgetten / in a corner / on the table layes the unclear verse / in a file of light / like a patient in a freezing cold.

Quote by Maria Pal about poetry, light

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.

Quote by Maria Callas about end, home, house, imagination, life

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

Quote by Maria Callas about rules

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

Quote by Maria Callas about voice

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

Quote by Maria Callas about voice

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

Quote by Maria Callas

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

Quote by Maria Callas about money, art, magic, need, work

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

Quote by Maria Callas about marriage

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.

Quote by Maria Callas about wish, day, happiness, age, olderness

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

Quote by Maria Callas about enemies

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?

Quote by Maria Callas about nation, people

It is like comparing champagne with cognac. No - with Coca-Cola.

Quote by Maria Callas

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.

Quote by Maria Callas about rocks, haven, thinking, things, contentment, life

Love is so much better when you're not married.

Quote by Maria Callas about love, contentment

On stage, I am in the dark.

Quote by Maria Callas about dark

Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they're only made of sand. It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have...

Quote by Maria Callas about rocks, contentment, haven, thinking, real estate, things, life

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.

Quote by Maria Callas about children, childhood, law, age, olderness

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed its point.

Quote by Maria Callas about music, heart