One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.

God bless the child that's got his own.

In this country kings or dukes don't amount to nothing. The greatest man around then was Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he was the President; so I started calling Lester the President. It got shortened to Pres.

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.

God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody.