I Could Not Separate Myself Off Stage

I Could See Myself In A White Nurse's Uniform, Working Unnoticed For Many Years And At Last Dying, Unknown, Unmarried And Unsung.

I Know I'm Fat And I Know My Hair Is Straight, But I Can Sing.

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.

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.

I Am Harder On Myself Than Anyone Else Could Be.