Ella FitzgeraldThe fabulous places I've been, wonderful things that've happened, great people I've met ought to make a story.374Humanity
Ella FitzgeraldShe 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.364Life
Ella FitzgeraldJust 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.321LoveThought
Ella FitzgeraldThe only thing better than singing is more singing.343Love
Ella FitzgeraldI'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.322HumanityLoveTime
Ella FitzgeraldWhat everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.355Love
Ella FitzgeraldShe has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.367Time
Ella FitzgeraldListen to her voice, don't look at her.301Time
Ella FitzgeraldI'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 bee… ▶303HumanityLoveThought
Ella FitzgeraldEvery time I look down on this timeless town, whether blue or gray be her skies, whether loud be her cheers, or whether soft be her tears, more and more do I realize that...I love… ▶327LoveTime
Ella FitzgeraldI 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 it, she would take a front tab… ▶251ReadingTimeTruth
Ella FitzgeraldIt isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.329Thought
Ella Fitzgerald[On bebop years] All I did was sing 'How High the Moon.' It seemed like the only song I ever sang.211Death
Ella FitzgeraldI guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don't have all the words. Mayb… ▶259Love
Ella FitzgeraldOnce, when we were playing at the Apollo Theater, Holiday was working a block away at the Harlem Opera House. Some of us went over between shows to catch her, and afterwards we we… ▶173Love
Ella FitzgeraldWhatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.218Life
Ella FitzgeraldI 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 tal… ▶196Humanity
Ella FitzgeraldSometimes when we're flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.229Time
Ella FitzgeraldSome kids in Italy call me 'Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don't call me 'Grandma Jazz.'219Thought
Ella FitzgeraldI don't want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.155Thought
Ella FitzgeraldJust don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.155Humanity
Ella FitzgeraldI stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.146Sadness
Ella FitzgeraldA 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 t… ▶149Thought
Ella FitzgeraldWhen I'm on stage I feel at home138Sadness
Ella FitzgeraldWhen we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.149Reading
Ella FitzgeraldElla knows her way around her voice as very few people today. But there are times when she seems to be unaware there are things the human voice just doesn't do. She does them.1310HumanityTime
