When We Were At The Apollo, Holiday

[on Bebop Years] All I Did Was Sing 'how High The Moon.' It Seemed Like The Only Song I Ever Sang.

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 People Will Say Something You Don't Like, And You Get Angry A Bit, But You Just Smile. You Let It Go By, Even If You Really Would Like To Choke 'em. By Smiling, I Think I've Made More Friends Than If I Was The Other Way.

I'm Very Shy, And I Shy Away From People. But The Moment I Hit The Stage, It's A Different Feeling I Get Nerve From Somewhere; Maybe It's Because It's Something I Love To Do.

She Has Been More Famous, Over A Longer Time Span, Than Any Other Female Singer.

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.