Beverly Sills : (3) " There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. " - Beverly Sills " At the beginning, I thought, ‘Oh, I can’t criticize a singer who’s doing a role that I adored… even a role I didn’t do.’ And then I thought, ‘The heck with that! Thirty years of experience… ask the girl who did it!’ And I feel that if they’re not willing to take what I have to say, that’s fine! But I’m going to say it. " - Beverly Sills " You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. " - Beverly Sills