Ella Fitzgerald

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."

"The only thing better than singing is more singing."

"You have to be something to do something."

"I'm not interested in having an argument. I'm interested in having a conversation."

"Life is too short to be anything but happy."

"Every moment we have is a gift."

"It's wonderful to be loved, but it's profound to be understood."

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."

"I want to drive out hate and replace it with love."

"Sing, sing a song. Make it simple to last your whole life long."

"The true art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."

"I still get butterflies when I sing."

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

"I'm just a girl with a voice."

"Being a musician is not just about playing notes, it's about connecting with people."

"The only exception to the rule is the exception that does not prove the rule."

"I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries."

"Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."

"Dream a little dream of me."

"That's what I love about music - it heals you when you're hurting."

"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"I want to do everything in life that I want to do."

"Love is where you find it."

"I never knew how good our little conversations were for me."

"It's not that I think I am anybody. It's just that I think everybody is somebody."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."

"Whatever you want, sing for it."

"You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal."

"I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time."