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

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

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.

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

To achieve something, you need to be a little selfish...!!

Clary, " he said. "You're Clary. You're my best friend.

The only person who cantake responsibility for yourhappiness is you.

Cynics are - beneath it all - only idealists with awkwardly high standards.

Grace is inviting to the unrighteous and threatening to the self-righteous

One quarter of what you buy will turn out to be mistakes.

Adhere to the Truth rather than to the personality, and take to heart the Truth rather than the authority of another.

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.

I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I was never a great beauty.

I have always believed the thesis that one's politics and the character of one's intellectual work are inseparable.