It took so long to make it in America. The year I arrived was a bad year for women singers, the record company told me. So I starved. I lived in a hotel so dreadful I can't even talk about…

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In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day.

In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day.

Hindsight is wonderful. It's always very easy to second guess after the fact.

Hindsight is wonderful. It's always very easy to second guess after the fact.

I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore, and I know...

I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore, and I know...

If you tell people your ambitions, they usually laugh at you. When I told my...

If you tell people your ambitions, they usually laugh at you. When I told my...

There is a wealth of twentieth century music that is being re-discovered by a generation...

There is a wealth of twentieth century music that is being re-discovered by a generation...

I was looking for a husband, but meanwhile to survive, I had to work.

I was looking for a husband, but meanwhile to survive, I had to work.

You're not going to find a man whose socks don't get dirty or who doesn't...

You're not going to find a man whose socks don't get dirty or who doesn't...

There is no magic person out there, no perfect human being out there waiting for...

There is no magic person out there, no perfect human being out there waiting for...

I am woman, hear me roar.

I am woman, hear me roar.

I thought Erica Jong's Fear of Flying was one of the biggest pieces of crap...

I thought Erica Jong's Fear of Flying was one of the biggest pieces of crap...

If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I...

If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I...

I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4,...

I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4,...

Most of the people I know in show business don't need anybody pushing them at...

Most of the people I know in show business don't need anybody pushing them at...

I don't think any one person is the cause of all of someone else's problems.

I don't think any one person is the cause of all of someone else's problems.

I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a...

I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a...

Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago.

Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago.

Three-quarters of the world's population doesn't have enough to eat!

Three-quarters of the world's population doesn't have enough to eat!

I've been in a serious conversation with one of my children, and a fan has...

I've been in a serious conversation with one of my children, and a fan has...

I like music to soothe me.

I like music to soothe me.

I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks,...

I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks,...