I have never known stage-fright at any time.

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

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.

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

I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.

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.

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.