Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.

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I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults...

I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults...

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...

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...

I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was...

I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was...

Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and...

Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and...

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 have never known stage-fright at any time.

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

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...

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...

I learn my songs by ear.

I learn my songs by ear.

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 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...

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...

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 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.

Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money...

Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money...

I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and...

I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and...

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

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