Ella Quotes
77 quotes by 52 authors
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I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie…
— John Henrik Clarke
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We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice ... She's always encouraged me, and…
— Sheryl Crow
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The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and…
— Doris Day
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I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, of all those…
— Count Basie
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Ive got a soft spot for really cheesy 1980s ballads by Pat Benatar and Foreigner. When I'm having my make-up put on at 6am and…
— Natalie Dormer
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I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.
— Bob Iger
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Ella knows her way around her voice as very few people today. But there are times when she seems to be unaware there are things…
— Ella Fitzgerald
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If you want to learn how to sing, listen to Ella Fitzgerald.
— Vincente Minnelli
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Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't…
— Norman Granz
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When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella,…
— George Shearing
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I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.
— Johnny Mathis
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I moved to Louisiana to become the executive Chef at Commander's Place. And I must say I had some encouragement from friends such as Ella…
— Emeril Lagasse
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With a voice like Ella ringing out there's no way a band can lose.
— Stevie Wonder
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I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.
— Lena Horne
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I was raised in a mostly white neighborhood. I was this little white girl jamming out to Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby Brown.
— Joanna Noelle Levesque
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People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.
— Dionne Warwick
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I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan.…
— Dionne Warwick
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Aria: I went to Hollis. Because I was looking for...you know. Her. She was teaching an art class, so I ran inside, grabbed a paintbrush,…
— Sara Shepard
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Here's what I was thinking about:1.Who the new threat was 2.The air show in Mexico City 3.How to get Total to quit milking his injury,…
— James Patterson
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Ella was vapid and worthless at least nine-tenths of the time, but when she got really mad, her face became sharp and purposeful. Almost vicious.…
— Francine Pascal
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