Beverly Sills

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.

— Beverly Sills

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.

— Beverly Sills

There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm. Men will always be attracted to women with nice soft arms and a fleshy bosom.

— Beverly Sills

Why should I go when it's going so good? … I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

— Beverly Sills

So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.

— Beverly Sills

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up. I'm not about to change now.

— Beverly Sills

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.

— Beverly Sills

Art is the signature of civilizations.

— Beverly Sills

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.

— Beverly Sills

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

— Beverly Sills

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.

— Beverly Sills