The fabulous places I’ve been, wonderful things that’ve happened, great people I’ve met ought to make a story.
ELLA FITZGERALDWhat everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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Sometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
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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.
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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.
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A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside. I’m going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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Some kids in Italy call me ‘Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don’t call me ‘Grandma Jazz.’
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I’ve had some wonderful love affairs and some that didn’t work out. I don’t want to dwell on that and I don’t want to put people down, but I think all the fabulous places I’ve been, the wonderful things that have happened for me, the great people I’ve met – that ought to make a story.
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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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I know I’m no glamour girl, and it’s not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I’ve got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing.
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I don’t want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
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When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
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