I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar..

Just sing it. Don't prove you can sing it. I know you can, you know you can. So just do it, because if you try to prove it, you'll lose..

The last major childhood disease remains and it's the worst of them all: nuclear war..

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice..

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about….

I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful..

There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going..

I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts..

There is no short cut to a place worth going..

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..

In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us..

There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery..

Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace els….

I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores..

Opera is music AND drama. I'm prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time... I can make a pretty tone as well as anyon….

The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment..

It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them.

The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype..

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going..

As soon as I arrive at the house, Laurie starts running, hits my chest, knocks me down, and licks my face. It's become a family ritual..

I never share credit or desserts..