Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

I like clean ladies and nice ladies.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.

You know, it's a long world.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it.