I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.

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

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

I am harder on myself than anyone else could be.

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