Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.

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

I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.

I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.

Although it's been said many times, many ways...Merry Christmas to you!

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

I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more.