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Why should I go when it's going so good? … I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

— Beverly Sills

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More quotes by Beverly Sills

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

The Quotable Woman (1978)

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.

Conquering an Enemy Called Average (1996)

I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up. I'm not about to change now.

Beverly : An Autobiography (1988)

There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm. Men will always be attracted to women with nice soft arms and a fleshy bosom.

TIME Vol. 120 (1982)

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