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"That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song."
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"The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for other notes that aren't in the melody."
Time

"Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and Harry Warren: those were ones who I really became close to."
Father

"That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song."
Talent

"We teach young kids from 8 to 14 or 15 about their musical heritage through great songs written by American songwriters. We don't do too many modern composers, although we include songs from Billy Joel and other writers like him."
American

"The way I teach people to sing... I have them talk the lyric out until it sounds like something they really believe, like an actor with a monologue."
People

"So many schools have cut the music classes out of their curriculum. We're trying to fill that gap by teaching the teachers how to educate the kids about their musical heritage."
Music

"Rosemary was a little nervous about going onstage, but she went on with us. I saw her at a party, and a couple of months later they called me about doing the act."
Act

"I had years of experience that I still needed to accumulate and go through."
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"But an inferior talent can only be graceful when it's carrying inferior ideas. And the more narrowly you can look at a thing the more entertaining you can be about it."
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"The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear."
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"Never despise the talents you have. It is by them that you will do something that has not yet come into existence until you were born."
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"The key to your success in this world is to discover the field of your gifts."
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"The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset."
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"If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt."
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"An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself."
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"I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman."
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"Everyone is beautiful and talented in their own special way. Some people can sing, dance, play instruments, teach, and more. You may not be in the hall of fame, but you possess the ability to inspire others. Recognize your talents and continue to be creative. Share your beautiful gifts with the world."
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"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."
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