Kate Smith

I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training. ↗

— Kate Smith

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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

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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

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

— Kate Smith

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An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise. ↗

— Kate Smith

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As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York. ↗

— Kate Smith

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Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy war bonds. ↗

— Kate Smith

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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

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Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another. ↗

— Kate Smith

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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

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