Occupation: Singer Birth: May 1, 1907 Death: June 17, 1986
I just can't read music..
Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women..
I love animals to the extent that my home is my dog's home! Which means that nothing is too good for my Freckles-chairs, couches, beds. But I do draw….
Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity..
If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story..
During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches..
I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine..
I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me..
I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing..
And when all is said and done, there is no greater success in the world than just being happy..
I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of..
I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money..
I have never known stage-fright at any time..
It has been said that genius is only the power of making continuous effort. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know whe….
I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway..
Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time..
I am harder on myself than anyone else could be..
In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed..
It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight..
I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and at last dying, unknown, unmarried and unsung..
Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another..