I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me.

As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York.

An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.

I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.

It has been said that genius is only the power of making continuous effort. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it. We are told that there is no failure, except in no longer trying - no defeat, except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own weakness of purpose.

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.