My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.
- Kate Smith
Hair, Singing, Like, Eyesight
If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
- Kate Smith
Kind, Nothing, Another, Rock-And-Roll
Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.
- Kate Smith
Nothing, Milk, Six, Shakes
I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and at last dying, unknown, unmarried and unsung.
- Kate Smith
Last, Could, Unnoticed, Unknown
I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.
- Kate Smith
Work Hard, Singing, Which, Reproach
Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.
- Kate Smith
Best, Against, Often, Best Interests
Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.
- Kate Smith
Need, Submit, Appetites, Realizing
During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
- Kate Smith
Committee, Request, Before, Presidential
It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.
- Kate Smith
Song, Audience, Syllable, Meaning Of
I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me.
- Kate Smith
Give, Go, Needed, Vowed
Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
- Kate Smith
Composer, Adherence, Strict
Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.
- Kate Smith
Work, More, Younger, Stability
I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.
- Kate Smith
Always, Closely, Which, Examined
I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.
- Kate Smith
Singing, Big, Always, Daydreaming
It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
- Kate Smith
Health, Obvious, Became, Carrying
I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.
- Kate Smith
Product, Personally, Ever, Believed
Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy war bonds.
- Kate Smith
Voice, Been, Which, Purposes
I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
- Kate Smith
Audience, Telling, Mine, Reached
I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.
- Kate Smith
I Am, Always, His, Embellish
An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.
- Kate Smith
Himself, Otherwise, His, Controversy
In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.
- Kate Smith
Amazing, Over, Amazed, Recorded
I learn my songs by ear.
- Kate Smith
Learn, Songs, Ear
In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them.
- Kate Smith
Music, Mood, Set, Enhances
Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another.
- Kate Smith
Small, Town, Another, Quartet
I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth.
- Kate Smith
Voice, Lucky, Given, Pitch
As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York.
- Kate Smith
New, Country, Large, Bought
I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
- Kate Smith
Lucky, Critics, Been, Throughout
I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.
- Kate Smith
Hair, Know, Straight, Fat
Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
- Kate Smith
Song, Always, Been, So Many Years
I am harder on myself than anyone else could be.
- Kate Smith
I Am, Anyone, Else, Anyone Else
There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
- Kate Smith
Chance, Stage, Most, Second Chance
I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.
- Kate Smith
Training, Embarrassed, Am, Continually
Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.
- Kate Smith
Pleasure, Act, Most, Friends And Family
I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.
- Kate Smith
Myself, Stage, Could, Separate
This nation loves singing and loves acting.
- Kate Smith
Singing, Acting, Nation, Loves
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