Maria Jeritza Quotes

#1. It is hard to describe the thrill of creative joy which the artist feels when the conviction seizes her that at last she has caught the very soul of the character she wishes to portray, in the music and action which reveal it.

Maria Jeritza

#2. God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.

Euripides

#3. The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands.

Maria Jeritza

#4. When the weather is hot, keep a cool mind. When the weather is cold, keep a warm heart.

Ajahn Brahm

#5. Novels by British writers are among my favorites because our family has enjoyed travel in England and because they are written with an economy of words as if they were written with a pen instead of a computer. Penelope Fitzgerald is a favorite.

Beverly Cleary

#6. Obviously, waste disposal is an enormous and fantastic industry.

Felix Dennis

#7. He took comfort from the warmth of her fur as he let sleep claim him at last.

Erin Hunter

#8. My chance, when it came, was due, literally, to the fact that I was slender ... You cannot make an opera audience believe that a man will endanger his soul, and commit robbery and murder for a very stout lady's sake.

Maria Jeritza

#9. Accept people and situations as they are in life and then take action. The moment you do this, you'll see you are out of the confusion about anything in life.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

#10. Give Hong Kong to an Artist. He can use it. It can be poetised.

Baris Gencel

#11. It takes brains. It's not like a forward, where you can get away with scoring and not play defense. On defense you have to be thinking.

Chris Chelios