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Morna Anne Murray CC ONS (born 20 June 1945) is a Canadian retired singer and philanthropist whose career was successful in the 1970s and the 1980s. Murray is the mother of Canadian singer and painter Dawn Langstroth.
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I`ve been called just about everything, but I`ve always thought of myself as just a singer.
The climate in Sweden is rather the same as in Canada. It makes me feel at home.
What you saw was what you got. There was no difference from me on stage and me sitting here talking to you.
The Globe and Mail interview (2017)
I hated my life when I was going through those early days and having to deal with drunken musicians and drugged musicians. I hated it.
[Glen Campbell] was a wonderful man and he was so good to me. Every time that I ever asked him to do anything, he was here for me always.
If you think asking for help betrays weakness, get over it. In fact, it’s just the opposite. It’s a sign that you’re confident enough to admit that other people may know more than you know or can do things better than you can.
Mount Saint Vincent University speech (2016)
If you have a dream, a passion and have the opportunity to make it happen, great. BUT, if you can’t get to it right away, which is quite often the case, give the job you’re doing 100 per cent and keep your eyes open. You never know what opportunity might arise … something you never thought of could become your life’s work. Success of any kind is the result of hard work … there’s no shortcut.
Mount Saint Vincent University speech (2016)
I was sitting in my suite one night after the show, and I looked out at the [Las Vegas] Strip and saw the huge neon billboard with my name on it, spelled out in those giant letters they use. Then I looked across the street at Caesars Palace and saw Frank Sinatra's name, in the same giant letters. And I said to myself, 'Face it, Anne; you're in the business.'