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

Quote by Kate Smith

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

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

I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors...

I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors...

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

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

I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.

I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work...

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work...

It's up to the audience. It always has been.

It's up to the audience. It always has been.

In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies...

In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies...

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

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

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing...

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing...

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

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

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach...

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach...

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

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

This nation loves singing and loves acting.

This nation loves singing and loves acting.

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

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

I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached...

I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached...

As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I...

As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I...

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am...

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am...

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

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

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee...

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee...

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

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