Kate Smith Quotes

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• And when all is said and done, there is no greater success in the world than just being happy.

  Kate Smith

  Success, Just Being, Done

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• An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.

  Kate Smith

  Political, Should, Controversy

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

  Kate Smith

  Hair, Fats, Knows

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• 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

  America, Presidential, Speech

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• 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.

  Kate Smith

  Effort, Trying, Lines

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• I love animals to the extent that my home is my dog's home! Which means that nothing is too good for my Freckles-chairs, couches, beds. But I do draw the line on chipmunks nibbling at my table linens, bedding, blankets, etc.

  Kate Smith

  Dog, Home, Mean

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• 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

  Sympathy, Heart, Thrill

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• If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.

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  Rocks, Rock And Roll, Stories

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

  Kate Smith

  Prejudice, Opinion, Defeat

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• 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

  Family, Giving Up, Goes On

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• 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

  War, Voice, Ties

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

  Kate Smith

  Song, Years, Amazed

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• This nation loves singing and loves acting.

  Kate Smith

  Sight, Singing, Acting

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

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  Hard Work, Sight, Singing

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• I am harder on myself than anyone else could be.

  Kate Smith

  Harder

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

  Kate Smith

  Groups, Motive, Raises

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

  Kate Smith

  Light, Hair, Sight

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

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  Second Chance, Firsts, Stage

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• I have never known stage-fright at any time.

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  Fear, Stage, Fright

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• 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.

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  Country, New York, Car

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• 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

  Years, White, Nurse

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

  Kate Smith

  Voice, Perfect, Lucky

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• It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.

  Kate Smith

  Weight, Obvious

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• 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.

  Kate Smith

  Work, Feet, Nurse

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• In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them.

  Kate Smith

  Mood, Ballads

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