One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.

The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out.

Middle class families are struggling to send their sons and daughters to school. For many Americans, a college education is essential to future success.

I've never had a terrible job. I've been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are, and I haven't done them.

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

Our education system must promote nationalism but should be modern and relevant to contemporary needs.