Quotes from Marilyn Horne

My real achievement is my daughter and my three beautiful grandchildren.

I must absorb everything while I'm still singing and step onto the stages of my many homes, and look out at the familiar surroundings, at the people who have come to hear me, to hear music.

Americans can pretty much sing anything, whereas foreign singers are often limited in style, language, even composer.

I think I'm making a difference for a lot of young singers.

You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other things.