“Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.” KnowsWayWantFeelsBigsSecretMusicStyleSinging Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.” PeopleTogetherLanguageMusicMusic IsUniversalUniversal Language Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.” MusicJazzBlockHolidayApolloAutographs Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“The fabulous places I've been, wonderful things that've happened, great people I've met ought to make a story.” PeopleStoriesMusicWonderfulHappenedOughtMetsJazzFabulousWonderful ThingsGreat PeoplePlaces I've Been Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“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.” PeopleKnowsUseUsedGirlEasyMusicTalentFrontsJazzCrowdsGet UpBotherGlamour Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“The only thing better than singing is more singing.” LoveDreamMusicSingingMusicalBirthdayVocalCarpe DiemSinging SongsVocal Music Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.” HappinessSuccessFearInspiringMusicViolenceAbuseJazzMusicalAfrican AmericanPhilanthropy Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.” MusicHeardHornsHorny Author:Ella Fitzgerald