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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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Kate Smith
Age: 79 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 1
Died: 1986
Died: June 17
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Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another.
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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. But I do draw the line on chipmunks nibbling at my table linens, bedding, blankets, etc.
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I must work hard to make my singing above reproach there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.
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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.
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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.
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Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.
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I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.
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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.
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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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And when all is said and done, there is no greater success in the world than just being happy.
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