Kate Smith

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

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.

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.

I don't like to get in front of people.

I continually still fight every day for my life, not only still battling mental health problems but battling multiple sclerosis, which also has depression as one of its side effects.

Everything you listen to when you are 17 should be embarrassing, otherwise you are way too cool.