First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I've lost Onassis.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?

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

What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?

Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don't like it shouldn't come to hear me.

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