Actions Quotes Logo

Beverly Sills Quotes

Art is the signature of civilizations.

There is something in me-I just can't stand to admit defeat.

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin. I know some people find that disc...

Show More

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let ...

Show More

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

I'm not happy I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful wom...

Show More

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

Picture of Beverly Sills

Beverly Sills

Operatic soprano

Born: 1929-05-25

Died: 2007-07-02

Beverly Sills (born Belle Silverman; 25 May 1929 – July 2, 2007) was a Grammy award winning coloratura soprano, perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s.More