Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.

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.

The women of the world will dominate politics, some day, and you mustn't be too old-fashioned in your notions to join the procession of progress.

I think yoga is like anything else, it's a workout in the sense you are going to get what you put into it.

I could eat bloody Elvis - if you put enough vinegar on him.

High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.

Tom Brady says he wants to give the truck he was given as the Super Bowl MVP to the guy who won the Super Bowl for the Patriots. So Brady's giving his truck toSeahawks coach Pete Carroll.

Your self is the universe, and you perceive the universe through a state of mind.

We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time.

Only do what you love, only pursue what feels like you.

Most people probably assume that Hristo is a grumpy, stubborn guy... That can't be further from the truth. He's a cheerful, candid person that never holds a grudge.

Courage is in the air in bracing whiffs Better than all the stalemate an's and ifs.