I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.

The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.

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

It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.

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

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

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