In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.

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.

None of us can choose where we shall love...

Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better.

See, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it

Doing what is right will always keep you moving forward toward your destiny, but choosing the wrong way will keep you stuck in the same spot:No Where!-Anita R. Sneed-Carter

[S]he stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other.

You gotta make your own fun. That's right, listen to that mother of two, she knows what I'm talking about.

It is well to think well; it is divine to act well.

The fact I myself do not understand what my paintings mean while I am painting them does not imply that they are meaningless.

Get a team of like-minded individuals around you. Understand this is hard work.

Love is when you don't have to be with another person to touch their heart!