I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them.

If I had a chance to do things over again, I might not start singing. It was my husband Doolittle's idea. He pushed me out there, the booger. And I'm out there now, so I might as well make the best of it.

A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

My mother used to paper pictures from movie magazines on the wall of her bedroom. When I was born, she looked at those pictures to decide on a name for me. Claudette Colbert's picture was up there and so was Loretta Young's. She decided Loretta was the prettiest name, so I was named after her.

I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty.

I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.