Maureen Forrester Quotes

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices.

I always knew I would sing. I just didn't know if I would be successful or not. But I sang at school, I sang at parties, I sang at church. Everyone always asked me to sing. I'd be playing football with my friends, and my parents would ask me to sing for their guests. I was never very happy about that because I wanted to play football.

Though my grandmother had picked up modern ideas in America, she still had some conflicting 19th-century Irish notions. She believed that daughters, educated though they may be, should continue to live at home until they were married.

When I was young, we had these parties, and they'd make me sing in front of the family all the time.

I grew up watching 'Grease,' and 'Grease 2.' I fantasized about walking through school halls and busting out in a song. At that time, I was too much of a chicken to do so. I'd love the challenge now.

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

My first performance was in AP Calculus when they forced me up into the front of the classroom and made me sing a song, which was really scary, but it was fun.

I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.

For a woman, body image is always a palpable thing. Weirdly, for me, the only time I don't care is when I'm in character.

My mother wanted very much to play tennis; she wanted, most of all, to be a singer and play the piano.

Whenever a female takes a strong stand for herself, the majority of the time they have to really, really narrow it down to being feminine and wearing dresses and just being lipstick chic.

I am passionate about acting. 'Girls in our family are not allowed to act' is quite an outdated thought to have. They did it till my mother, but now no more.

Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly apt to think Marriage a sufficient amends.

I should contribute generously to the war chest of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. But, I do not contribute at all.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

We're still expected to color within the lines of accepted femininity, and women who step out of those lines are usually attacked, whether verbally or physically.

But the good news was that my elder sister refused to get married straight away and I couldn't get married until she did so I had the licence to go off and dream.

I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout.

It is ironic that it doesn't matter how successful I am in any other capacity: ultimately, my parents' marker is 'Do you have a wife?' and 'Do you have children?'

Honestly, I was only rested in rugby football; all my friends were boys, and I definitely didn't want to go on stage, but I just did it to keep everyone happy. I did some singing, dancing like they liked, but it wasn't my thing at all.

I wanted to play baseball ever since I was 5 years old.

I have been a chief only because my father wished it. I always would have preferred to be married and have a family like other women.

This is a war between the rum shops and women…only one can win.

Well men have been engaged in this tomfoolery long enough and the Good Lord has seen fit to start having women engage in it also.