I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do …

- Ella Fitzgerald

I used to be very self-conscious. I used to wish I was pretty. My cousin Georgia always taught me that if you smile, people will like you. Sometimes …

- Ella Fitzgerald

Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see

- Ella Fitzgerald

What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.

- Ella Fitzgerald

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.

- Ella Fitzgerald

The only thing better than singing is more singing.

- Ella Fitzgerald

Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.

- Ella Fitzgerald

Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.

- 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.

- Ella Fitzgerald