I Really Do Hate To Sing.

I Made A Promise To Myself To Be Kinder To Other People.

Music Became My Refuge And Then My Salvation.

I'm Still Learning, You Know. At 80, I Feel There Is A Lot I Don't Know.

I Learned From Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, The Nicholas Brothers, The Whole Thing, The Whole Schmear. [the Cotton Club] Was A Great Place Because It Hired Us, For One Thing, At A Time When It Was Really Rough [for Black Performers].

50 Years Old Is Like Springtime To Me.