You Cannot Fool An Audience.

A Singer Starts By Having His Instrument As A Gift From God... When You Have Been Given Something In A Moment Of Grace, It Is Sacrilegious To Be Greedy.

I Had Gone To Europe . . . To Reach For A Place As A Serious Artist, But I Never Doubted That I Must Return. I Was - And Am - An American.

None Of Us Is Responsible For The Complexion Of His Skin. This Fact Of Nature Offers No Clue To The Character Or Quality Of The Person Underneath.

You Can't Build A Chimney From The Top, You Know.

I Suppose I Might Insist On Making Issues Of Things. But That Is Not My Nature, And I Always Bear In Mind That My Mission Is To Leave Behind Me The Kind Of Impression That Will Make It Easier For Those Who Follow.