Just sing it. Don't prove you can sing it. I know you can, you know you can. So just do it, because if you try to prove it, you'll lose.
The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.
I never share credit or desserts.
There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.
I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.