--- title: "1 Continuous effort Quotes By Kate Smith" description: "1 Continuous effort quotes by Kate Smith. Plus more from Kate Smith and more Continuous effort sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b91/kate-smith-15593_barriers_it-has-been-said-that-genius-is-only-the_2851554.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/it-has-been-said-that-genius-is-only-the-power-of-making-continuous/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b91/kate-smith-15593_barriers_it-has-been-said-that-genius-is-only-the_2851554.jpg) ## More by Kate Smith > [I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/i-have-always-examined-closely-the-motives-of-any-group-for-which-i/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/in-29-years-i-had-recorded-over-2-200-songs-i-was-amazed/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/since-i-have-been-singing-for-so-many-years-i-don-t-always-need-to/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/i-love-animals-to-the-extent-that-my-home-is-my-dog-s-home-which/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/i-was-always-daydreaming-about-singing-in-big-productions-on-broadway/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/there-s-no-second-chance-on-stage-and-i-was-trained-to-make-the-most/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/many-people-submit-to-excessive-appetites-without-realizing-that-they/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/i-shall-always-respect-the-composer-if-i-embellish-it-is-his-idea-i/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/i-could-not-separate-myself-off-stage-from-myself-on-stage-as-so-many/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [And when all is said and done, there is no greater success in the world than just being happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/and-when-all-is-said-and-done-there-is-no-greater-success-in-the/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/because-of-my-voice-speaking-words-which-had-been-carefully-chosen/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/it-became-obvious-in-1957-that-i-was-endangering-my-health-by/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [I learn my songs by ear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/i-learn-my-songs-by-ear/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [It's up to the audience. It always has been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/it-s-up-to-the-audience-it-always-has-been/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) > [If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/if-rock-and-roll-is-well-done-there-s-nothing-so-terribly-wrong-with/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/continuous-effort/kate-smith/#itemlist", "name": "1 Continuous effort Quotes By Kate Smith", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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