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

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.

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.

I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.

When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you.

You don't have to be better than everyone in order to grow and achieve success, but you must continuously strive to become better than the person you were yesterday.

When I was younger I wish I'd known that what often seemed to be the 'end of the world' often turned out to be a positive and transformative experience!

We all leave footprints as we journey through life--make sure yours are worth following.

Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.

The signs of psychic draining - we call aging.

I'm not superwoman. It's impossible to do everything 100 percent all of the time. And suggesting that women should be able to do it only puts more pressure on them.

I don't talk about consciousness. I talk about interiority.

Like other high subjects, the Law gives no ground to common sense.

I think if journalists were responsible for international policy we'd have a nuclear war every week.