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

There is no short cut to a place worth going.

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

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.

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

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.