I was very shy. I'm still shy.

All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.

Many a false step is made standing still.

There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing over and over and over.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again.

In matters of the heart it is always better to want something you don't have than to have something you don't want.