Just Don't Give Up Trying To Do

I Used To Be Very Self-conscious. I Used To Wish I Was Pretty. My Cousin Georgia Always Taught Me That If You Smile, People Will Like You. Sometimes People Will Say Something You Don't Like, And You Get Angry A Bit, But You Just Smile. You Let It Go By, Even If You Really Would Like To Choke 'em. By Smiling, I Think I've Made More Friends Than If I Was The Other Way.

A Lot Of Singers Think All They Have To Do Is Exercise Their Tonsils To Get Ahead. They Refuse To Look For New Ideas And New Outlets, So They Fall By The Wayside... I'm Going To Try To Find Out The New Ideas Before The Others Do.

[on Bebop Years] All I Did Was Sing 'how High The Moon.' It Seemed Like The Only Song I Ever Sang.

You Take Romance - I'll Take Jell-o.

I Know I'm No Glamour Girl, And It's Not Easy For Me To Get Up In Front Of A Crowd Of People. It Used To Bother Me A Lot, But Now I've Got It Figured Out That God Gave Me This Talent To Use, So I Just Stand There And Sing.