"Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time."
"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 in no longer trying - no defeat, except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own weakness of purpose."
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"Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another."
"During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches."
"There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance."
"I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of."
"My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight."