Peggy Lee

"I'm a woman who enjoys herself very much, and I refuse to apologize for it"

"Don't smoke too much, drink too much, eat too much or work too much. We're all on our way out, act like it"

"I love being a woman and I was not about to apologize for it"

"A woman has to be twice as good to go half as far"

"I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why I have two of these creatures in my roof"

"Why don't you do right, like some other men do"

"The saddest thing is that I've had to live down my reputation"

"I never wanted to be anything except myself"

"Holding grudges is like holding onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else"

"Be yourself because everyone else is already taken"

"I have always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific"

"The greatest gift you can give someone is your time"

"Life is a joyride if you know how to enjoy it"

"I've always done what I wanted to do"

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending"

"I'm not going to vacillate or verify my work anymore. You've either got to accept me as I am or leave me alone"

"The most important thing is sincerity"

"I don't have time to be classified as difficult. Life's too short"

"Success is a state of mind"

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"

"A little bird told me you were leaving without saying goodbye"

"I love the freedom of my life"

"The measure of your love will be the measure of your pain"

"I've been things and seen places"

"You're nobody till somebody loves you"

"I want to live fully while I'm here"

"Work gives you meaning and purpose"

"The greatest wisdom is in simplicity"

"I never needed anyone's permission to become who I am"

"Life is too short to surround yourself with people who don't make you happy"