Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.

People these days are thinking less and drinking more.

Thank God I got the rejects. These animals are very, very affectionate.

When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot.

I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.

I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.