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" I would be a fool to deny my own abilities. "

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" I am an optimistic lady. "

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" I seem to be very busy, and I seem always to be working. "

" Singing has never been particularly easy for me. "

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" I did all of my learning on 'My Fair Lady.' "

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" When one door closes, another window opens. "

" One of our books has been made into a musical, 'The Great American Mousical,' which I directed at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. And another, 'Simeon's Gift,' has been adapted for a symphony orchestra and five performers. I'm also a very proud member of the board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. "

" I come from a long line of below-stairs maids and gardeners. Good ol' peasant stock. My mother and her sister made a quantum leap out of that life. Then I made another quantum leap. "

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" Like most girls, I fantasized about being some sort of a princess. "

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