All I did was sing 'How High the Moon.' It seemed like the only song I ever sang.

Those who are the happiest are not neccessarily those for whom life has been easiest.

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.

Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.

We are so busy giving our children what we never had that we forget to give them what we did have.

There is nothing more important than parents passing on a generational legacy of faith and values to their children.

When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.

Sometimes when we're flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.

She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.

Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.

She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious person in the world.

I think I do better when I sing.

Coming through the years, and finding that I not only have just the fans of my day, but the young ones of today - that's what it means, it means it was worth all of it.