Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

On stage, I am in the dark.

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.

[During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets.

I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.