Kate Smith Quotes

American - Musician May 1, 1907 - June 17, 1986

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

Work, Women, More, Stability, Loyal

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time. Kate Smith

Time, Me, Ice Cream, Chocolate, Nothing

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

Chance, Second Chance, First, Stage

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

Music, Well Done, Story, Done, Nothing

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

Women, Best, Society, Opinion, Prejudice

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

Myself, Dying, Unknown, White, See, Last

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

God, America, Committee, Bless, Sing

This nation loves singing and loves acting. Kate Smith

Singing, Acting, Nation, Loves

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously. Kate Smith

Singing, Song, Need, Always, Been, Years

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

Light, Hair, Me, Singing, Poor, Like

Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family. Kate Smith

Family, Friends And Family, People, Sing

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

Food, People, Need, Eat, Without, Much

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

Always, Audience, Been, Up

It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song. Kate Smith

Song, Meaning, Important, Understand

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

Health, Obvious, Weight, Much, Carrying

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

Intelligent, Sincerity, Intention

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

Music, Words, Meaning, Mood, Ballads

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

Amazing, Over, Years, Songs, Had, Amazed

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

Singing, Always, Big, Daydreaming, About

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, Me, Matter, Go, Everything, Up

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, Me, Sometimes, Hearts, Thrill

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

Respect, I Am, Always, Idea, His, Shall

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

Work, Hard Work, Work Hard, Singing

I learn my songs by ear. Kate Smith

Learn, Ear, Songs

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

Hair, Fat, Know, I Can, Sing, Straight

I just can't read music. Kate Smith

Music, Just, Read

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