Kate Smith Quotes

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• I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing. Fat
• 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, beds.… Animal
• 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… Family
• In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed. Amazed
• Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another. Barber
• I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised. Advertised
• I just can't read music. Funny
• I learn my songs by ear. Ear
• In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them. All
• Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women. Aged
• I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway. Always Daydreaming
• 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. Audience
• Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family. Act
• Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food. Appetites
• It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song. Audience
• It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight. Became
• If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story. Another Story
• It's up to the audience. It always has been. Audience
• Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously. Always Need

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