US opera singer.
She is a coloratura soprano; director of the NYC Opera, 1979-88; won two Emmys, Medal of Freedom, 1980; received Living Legacy Award, 1985.
There is a growing strength in women, but it's in the forehead, not the forearm.
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.
Art is the signature of civilization.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.
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Published Sources for Quotations Above:
F:
In "The Dallas News."
R:
On "60 Minutes."
A:
Interview - 1985.
N:
In "Reader's Digest."
K:
On refusal to sing after her retirement from opera; in "Time," 18 Jul 1983.
