My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.

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

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.

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

I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth.

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

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.