Kate Smith Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches



Kate Smith Quotes and Sayings

Kate Smith Quotes, Quotations, Sayings, Remarks and Thoughts
Name:
Kate Smith (random)
Books & Videos:
Kate Smith Books & Videos
Type:
Musician
Nationality:
American
Birth Date / Year:
May 1, 1907
Death Date / Year:
June 17, 1986
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  • 1
    An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 2
    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 | Refcard PDF
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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 | Refcard PDF
  • 4
    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 | Refcard PDF
  • 5
    Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 6
    I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
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    I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 8
    I am harder on myself than anyone else could be. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 9
    I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 10
    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 | Refcard PDF
  • 11
    I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 12
    I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 13
    I have never known stage-fright at any time. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 14
    I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 15
    I just can't read music. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 16
    I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 17
    I learn my songs by ear. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 18
    I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 19
    I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
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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 | Refcard PDF
  • 21
    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 | Refcard PDF
  • 22
    I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 23
    Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 24
    If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 25
    In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 26
    In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 27
    Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 28
    It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 29
    It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 30
    It's up to the audience. It always has been. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 31
    Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 32
    Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 33
    Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
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    My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
  • 35
    Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
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    Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF
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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 | Refcard PDF
  • 38
    This nation loves singing and loves acting. Kate Smith | Refcard PDF

 

  

  

 

  

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