“I try to steal something from the great singers. Of course, I don't wa...” — Marcello Giordani Quote

“I try to steal something from the great singers. Of course, I don't want to imitate their sound, but I try to do a sort of compromise.”

“God smiled on me in every sense. I was born a tenor, and you know what that means. Tenors are a rare commodity.”

“I learned my profession onstage. I didn't have a musical background. I had no conservatory training. I don't play an instrument.”

“I play piano very badly. That's my great regret.”

“Sicily is a blessed land. First, because of its geographic position in the Mediterranean. Second, for its history and all the different peoples who have settled there: Arabs, Greeks, Normans, the Swedes. That has made us different from others. We exaggerate, we overdo. We love Greek tragedy. We cry, we fight, sometimes for nothing.”

“The Italians are not indulgent, as Americans are. They don't have the patience to teach young singers how to move. They think you should learn in school.”

“I don't think I can live a life of compromise. If I did, I wouldn't be able to sleep properly.”

“Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right.”

“I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody: Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians - I'll work with Martians if - and the if is critical - they're willing to cut spending and reduce the debt.”

“Tennesseans know they can count on me to never compromise on independent, conservative principles and that I will always fight for smaller government, less spending, and more jobs.”

“I've been through a marriage, and I'm still very fond of my ex-husband; but if I've learned anything, it's that relationships are about compromise.”

“We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.”