Don't Get Me Started On Critics.

A Primary Function Of Art And Thought Is To Liberate The Individual From The Tyranny Of His Culture In The Environmental Sense And To Permit Him To Stand Beyond It In An Autonomy Of Perception And Judgment.

There Are No Shortcuts To Any Place Worth Going.

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.

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

There Is No Short Cut To A Place Worth Going.