Only when I was singing did I feel loved.

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.

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.

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house.

Love is so much better when you are not married.

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.