A fox is a wolf who sends flowers.

I sang on Church Street, every place that had a stage.

The only person who listens to both sides of an argument is the fellow in the next apartment.

All of these years that I have been singing, no one has done a documentary about my music as far as I'm concerned.

There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with, but nowadays, anybody who has a need, and can find the need, they can sing the blues.

When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause.

Everytime I think I want to be young again, I remember algebra and physics.