I said only one word, brought only one message: Love. Love — nothing else.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

To say more is to say less.

Say only what you mean.

I said what I understood and I said what I was able to say.

I mean what I say and I try to say what I mean.

When I say nothing, I say everything

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

I have said what I meant and meant what I said. I have not done as well as I should like to have done, but I have done my best, frankly and forthrightly; no man can do more, and you are entitled to no less.

The way of my singing is message. You send a message: It’s love, it’s sadness, it’s everything.

When you say something you think are just saying something, but you are largely communicating why you had to say it.

What was that you tried to say?

I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly

A few years ago, when I begin speaking to audiences, I have the rather naive idea that it would be sufficient—indeed entirely sufficient—to say each thing exactly once. Only gradually did I understand that saying a thing once is tantamount to not saying it at all.