As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York.

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.

Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another.

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.

I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.

My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.

after several months of probation work, standing on my feet some ten to twelve hours a day, I decided that as a nurse I was a pretty good entertainer.

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

And when all is said and done, there is no greater success in the world than just being happy.

Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.

Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.

One who does not believe in the self is an atheist. If you believe in yourself, then you are the most religious person on earth.

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

Pride is generally censured and decried, but mainly by those who have nothing to be proud of.

If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England.

I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans.

We've got to understand that the whole nature of the way American democracy guards its freedom has been changed

What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education.

As far as books getting turned into movies, I fared very, very well.

One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.