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

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.

I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it's too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.

The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.

I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.

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