Beverly Sills

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills

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

Beverly Sills

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

Beverly Sills

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

Beverly Sills

Any excess in life is a substitute for something that’s missing.

Beverly Sills

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Beverly Sills

I think you have to take everything that looks like a blow and turn it into a triumph. This is where my energy comes from: I just won’t be licked.

Beverly Sills

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

Beverly Sills

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

Beverly Sills

There is something in me – I just can’t stand to admit defeat.

Beverly Sills