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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills (b. 1929) American opera singer [b. Belle Silverman]
(Attributed)

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin. I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn’t matter.

Beverly Sills (b. 1929) American opera singer [b. Belle Silverman]
(Attributed)

I’m not happy. I’m cheerful. There’s a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them.

Beverly Sills (b. 1929) American opera singer [b. Belle Silverman]
(Attributed)

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.

Beverly Sills (b. 1929) American opera singer [b. Belle Silverman]
(Attributed)

Art is the signature of civilizations.

Beverly Sills (b. 1929) American opera singer [b. Belle Silverman]
NBC Television interview (4 May 1985)