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"Here is the real domino theory - gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you."

"Mrs. Binnie says we throw out more with a spoon than the men can be bringing in with a shovel...Binnie-like. Our men like the good living. And what if we don't be having too much money, Patsy dear? Sure and we do have lashings of things no money could be buying. There'll be enough squeezed out for Cuddles when the time comes. The Good Man Above will be seeing to that."

"Of course, everyone's parents are embarrassing. It goes with the territory. The nature of parents is to embarrass merely by existing, just as it is the nature of children of a certain age to cringe with embarrassment, shame, and mortification should their parents so much as speak to them on the street."
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"Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity."


"I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training."


"I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth."


"It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song."


"Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another."


"During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches."


"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."


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