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" Let me put it this way: I can sing a hell of an 'Old Man River,' way down in the bass. "

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" I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on. "

" I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me. "

" In my early years, I was much too ignorant and didn't realize how desperately important it all is, how really important the lyrics are. And for me as a singer, I am a lady who takes the lyrics first. "

" I've made my pact with the Lord for the next lifetime. I would love to be a first-class musician. A super one. "

" I think I'm just proudest to be the lady who was asked to play Mary Poppins. She's such a wonderful character, and there's so much tremendous talent out there. So I feel very lucky to be the one who got to play her. "

" I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect. "

" A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it. "

" The arts are usually the first thing to be cut in schools or regional programs. "

" I'm resilient, and I'm professional. "

" A lot of films seem to go to the lowest common denominator. "

" Truthfully, I mostly can be as private as I want. "

" I really feel very blessed, and I don't forget it, either; there's an awful lot of wonderful talent in this world, and I just seem to be in the right place at the right time. "

" For me, whenever I choose a song to sing, it's about the lyric first. "

" I miss singing with an orchestra because that's the most uplifting thing that I ever knew. It is just such a fabulous feeling. "

" I don't think I have the image that say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis. "

" Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it. "

" The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same. "

" I'm just honored that some of my little contributions I've written with my daughter are doing well. "

" I think every young girl at some point in her early life wonders what it's like to be a princess. They like the idea of dressing up and the fun of it. "

" I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means. "

" I know I probably have a lot of rage in me that I don't show. But I'm not about to wallow in it or reveal it. "

" As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually. "

" Singing has never been particularly easy for me. "

" I'm never sure one is exactly ready. You jump in, with both feet, into a very big fish pond. "

" I turned down 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brody' with Maggie Smith. I think she got the Academy Award. "

" And I think as long as a song has beautiful lyrics, I'm so happy. "

" I've always seen the cup as half-full. "

" I do get a lot of gifts. I get a lot of things to sign, too. People do collect the memorabilia. Between 'Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music,' there were beautiful plates that they made, and I've signed a lot of them. "

" If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing. "

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