Kathie Lee Gifford Quotes

I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches.

I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents.

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I'm fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies.

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.

Sexual harassment is complex, subtle, and highly subjective.

I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot.

What most people perceive as energy is really strength of spirit. It comes from the joy of knowing God, loving Him, and being loved by Him.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

God didn't bless me with success so I could eat caviar every day.

If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss.

I believe it was Today show fourth-hour host Kathie Lee Gifford who said, 'If drag queens love you, you'll have the longest career in the world. They know phony and they know real.'

I think sometimes the very reason we go through something is so that we can be empathetic with another person later on.

If you settle for what you've got, you deserve what you get.

Our culture is in moral chaos. On TV we celebrate freaks instead of honest, decent people.

Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar.

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine.

I once said the Queen of England could use some fashion advice.

To this day I do not believe I'm great at anything.

I wasn't ever interested in marrying someone else's career or bank account.

when you fall in love, you must fall in love with a man the way he is now, because marriage won't change anything, except maybe your tax deduction.

Other kids did drugs; I did crafts. I never knew where I fit in.

Love someone too much to help them prevent making a mistake.

If I prayed as much as I pluck, I'd be the Dalai Lama.

... humility + humor = humanity.

Just because I'm happy doesn't mean I'm shallow.

They don't call me spontaneous and irreverant for nothing.

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day.

Twenty-four hours is never enough for a busy person and way too much for somebody with nothing to do.

We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond

People were referring to me as the new Anita Bryant. Anita would get a little jealous.

When I was almost 13 I was ripe for religion. I was actually just plain ripe.

To me an audition is 30 crazed people in a room waiting to be axed.

Miracles is the sort of book that once you've read it you'll wonder where it's been all your life

Mom thinks I live in this dream world where everybody's Ivana Trump.

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer.

For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people.

If you can do something with your eyes closed, it is time to try something new.

I want to be free and free indeed and live and live abundant!

[On Regis Philbin:] He's like everybody's kid brother with his hand in the cookie jar and his foot in his mouth. You love him, but you can't take him anywhere.

I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book.

For many people religion can be so easy they stumble right over it.

If I'm in love I want to get married. That's how stupid I am.

Today we live in a cash-for-trash world. Anyone can stand up and say anything unkind, unfair or completely untrue about you, and then they are rewarded financially for it ... because life is unfair.

I don't believe in coincidence. I just think that all things work together for good.

Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up.

Trust takes one second to lose and a lifetime to rebuild.

People may be in awe of perfection, but they warm to humanity.

I like sitting in the dark and watching people far more talented than I'll ever be sing my songs and say my words. It's thrilling.

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.