I had a wonderful family including my aunts, uncles and cousins but they've all gone to heaven.

The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band.

Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.

When I recorded for Columbia, I could usually do anything in one take...I would invariably want to use the first take because that would be the one that was spontaneous and fresh.

I had a wonderful family including my aunts, uncles and cousins but they've all gone to heaven.

A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she’s truly beautiful.

Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden.