The success of our operas rests most of the time in the hands of the conductor. This person is as necessary as… — Giuseppe Verdi Copy Share Image
There are different rules for comic books now. You've got prima donna's that are dealing with the direct sales market, so if… — Mike Royer Copy Share Image
On his refusal to deal with Keith Primeau: We refuse to pay a prima donna, a petulant, pouting player who had 30… — Peter Karmanos, Jr Copy Share Image
I've been a prima-dona. I was taken care of since I was 13. That's why I am the way I am today.… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
I'm always aware that I risk being taken for a neurasthenic prima donna when I explain to someone who wants 'just a… — Gail Godwin Copy Share Image
Well, I'm not sure I know what you mean by a prima donna, but if something doesn't interest me or if someone… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The soufflé is considered the prima donna of the culinary world. The timbale is her more even-tempered relative. On closer acquaintance, both… — Irma S. Rombauer Copy Share Image
You had to be an over-the-top, demanding, dramatic figure in order to progress as a woman in Europe over the last few… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
In retrospect, I'm really shocked at how far I put my heart out there on the line with 'Prima Donna'. I seem… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
One has always got to be terribly careful, since the theater is made up of a whole bunch of prima donnas, not… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I've given parties that have made Indian rajahs green with envy. I've had prima donnas break $10,000 engagements to come to my… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
It really isn't anybody's business how many people we have working for us. What's offensive is that I'm portrayed as this prima… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game. — Queen Elizabeth II Copy Share Image
'Prima Donna' is my kind of love song to opera but it's not the full experience. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
The huge egos of great chess players are legendary. Psychologists have been amazed by their vanity, have studied it, and anecdotes concerning… — Israel Albert Horowitz Copy Share Image
It's a battered old suitcase to a hotel someplace, and a wound that will never heal. No prima donna, the perfume is… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
There is actually a great book called Prima Donna by Rupert -Christiansen that deconstructs the myth. In fact, many of the women… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image