Being an entertainer, especially in times like these, is really a public service.

Don't know much, but I know I love you.

The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.

I think the zenith of popular songwriting to the United States of America was that period that started in the '20s and went into the '50s. It was the period of the great American standard song.

We were raised with the idea that we had limitless chances and we got very shocked to learn that wasn't the case.

I just thought that I was going to get to sing for a living and I wouldn't have to go to work in the department store or whatever else you did if you were a woman in those days.

The government has to spend money during a recession, because their spending is our earning.