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Authors: Marie Osmond,Marcia Wilkie
THE KEY IS
LOVE
MY MOTHER’S WISDOM,
A DAUGHTER’S GRATITUDE
Essays to Move Us Forward
MARIE OSMOND
with Marcia Wilkie
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA:
Osmond, Marie, 1959–
The key is love: my mother’s wisdom, a daughter’s gratitude/
Marie Osmond with Marcia Wilkie.
pages cm
ISBN: 978-1-101-62787-7
1. Osmond, Marie, 1959—Family. 2. Singers—United States—Family relationships.
3. Osmond, Olive. 4. Mothers—United States. 5. Mothers and daughters—United States.
I. Wilkie, Marcia. II. Title.
ML420.0834K49 2013
782.42164092—dc23 2012050321
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From my heart to those who fill my heart as a mother in every way: Stephen, Jessica, Rachael, Michael, Brandon, Brianna, Matthew, and Abigail. As your grandma would say to me, I will always say to each of you: “I love you more than tongue can tell.”
IF YOU THINK DATING IS DATED, DON’T “HANG” AT MY HOUSE
BREATHING IN AND BREATHING OUT
YOU’VE GOT TO HAND IT TO THE CREATOR
NTRODUCTION
My mother loved organization. She even transcribed her handwritten journals into typed pages, dated, and stored in more than twenty-five notebooks.
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harismatic women. Powerful women. Exceptional women. Determined women. Inspiring women. Famous women. In the five decades of my entertainment career, I’ve worked with many women who are defined by those descriptions.
Starting at the age of three, I was given the rare opportunity to learn some of the success secrets in my world of show business from the top female stars of the day.
To name but a few:
I observed the winning charisma of Pearl Bailey, Cyd Charisse, Kate Smith, Loretta Lynn, Cher, and Dale Evans.
I had an up-close view of the show-stopping power of Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, Tina Turner, Debbie Reynolds, Dolly Parton, and Connie Stevens.
I absorbed all that I could of the exceptional comedic insight of Lucille Ball, Doris Day, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, Ruth Buzzi, Anne Meara, Isabel Sanford, and Minnie Pearl.
I even shared the stage with a new generation of determined and talented performers like Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, and Jessica Simpson.
These are only a small number of the famous females from whom I learned something of value, an idea to contemplate, or a tip that gave me a new perspective on being an entertainer. I was raised to believe that there is always something new that you can learn from the people you work with in every capacity.