And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I … — Victoria de los Angeles

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition. — Elbert Hubbard
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. — Thomas Carlyle
To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard. — Carl Sandburg
But I have never wanted to be a singer, because the exterior part of a career, I don't like very much. — Victoria de los Angeles
But I think it is more difficult to do a career as a lieder singer, and there have been less lieder singers. — Victoria de los Angeles
Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin. — Victoria de los Angeles