Ella Fitzgerald

Don't dream your life; live your dreams.

Scatting is like talking in tongues; it's pure emotion.

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

I always wanted to be a star, but now I realize that the real stars are the ones who shine from within.

Jazz to me is one of the inherent expressions of Negro life in America.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

My voice is my instrument, and I tune it every day.

Life's too short to sing bad songs.

I never really thought I would be a star; I just wanted to sing.

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

In the world of music, the best is yet to come.

I was a poor kid, but I had dreams bigger than the sky.

Singing is my therapy; it heals the soul.

You can't buy happiness, but you can buy a good pair of shoes, and that's pretty close.

Every note I sing is a prayer.

Jazz is the cry of the human spirit reaching out for freedom.

Age is just a number, but talent is forever.

I sing for the joy it brings to others.

The stage is my home; the audience, my family.