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Beverly Sills

b: New York, New York, May 25, 1929

"Bubbles" American. Opera singer. Coloratura soprano, made operatic debut, 1947; director, New York City Opera, 1979-88; won two Emmys, Medal of Freedom, 1980.

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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 civilizations.

I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity... I didn't feel better or stronger than anyone else but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not--more important now was for me to love them. Feeling that way turns your whole life around; living becomes the act of giving.

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.

I'm not happy. I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them.

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

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.