Quotes by 'Kate Smith'

Kate Smith

Family: Jessie May Smith...

audience grasp syllable

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

excessive people realizing submit

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

birthday chest cream finger ice slide

Celebrating Differences. You slide your finger down to your chest like your birthday ice cream is drooling down your chin.

awakened heat horrible internal

I would awaken, be awakened with this horrible heat this internal heat.

draw hitting intense material night sweat

If the intense night sweat is hitting where the material is, it does draw the moisture away.

careers lucky critics

I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.

second-chance firsts stage

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

prejudice opinion defeat

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

groups motive raises

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

voice perfect lucky

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

mood ballads

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

rock-and-roll rocks done

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

weight obvious

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

products

I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.