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.

Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.

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

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.