it follows that if you aren't happy with yourself, you won't be happy with others.

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

Being able to sing all these years has helped me handle life's tragedies.

On the radio I listen to the easy-listening stations, the jazz stations.

Happiness, you'll find, is the greatest magnet in the world.

Your voice dries up if you don't use it.

I'm sure there are a lot of things I should have done differently. But I don't think I've stepped on anyone along the way. If I have, I didn't mean to.