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

I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

It has been said that genius is only the power of making continuous effort. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it. We are told that there is no failure, except in no longer trying - no defeat, except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own weakness of purpose.

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

This nation loves singing and loves acting.

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.