Lust may be in the heart, though it be not seen by others; as guests may be in the house, though they look not out at the windows.

I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.

God bless the child that's got his own.

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

I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years.

The only reason they're out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.

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.