I ... started out to become a jazz pianist; in the meantime I started singing and I sang the way I felt and that's just the way it came out.

Smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see that life is still worth while if you just smile

If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.

I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.

The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.

If you smile through your fear and sorrow, smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see the sun come shining through for you.

I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.