If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.

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.

Either you run the day or the day runs you..

I can escape to the blissful realms between the pages of books.

When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to hear '27 months.' 'He's two' will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place.

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines.

Babies are living dolls with dancing smiles that come from the stars to still our hearts.

Only when man cornered, potential forced to appear.

The way people in the United States execute human beings would not pass muster for euthanasia of animals.

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.

It was kind of fun being the headliners.

We will see the presence of angels and we will see an intensification of miracles around the world.