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I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.

- Lena Horne

Of all the characters I`ve played, I think I have more in common with that guy than with Reilly: Ace of Spies" (1983) (mini) referring to Carl Fitzgerald in Death in Brunswick (1991). Who Weekly (NZ) 8/23/93.

- Sam Neill

His legal name was Roy Fitzgerald. When meeting John F. Kennedy, the American president remarked: "They say all Fitzgeralds are related." to which Hudson replied, "I guess that makes Ella happy."

- Rock Hudson

What was so upsetting was I didn`t really know anything about diabetes except that Ella Fitzgerald lost her legs and later died from it.

- Della Reese

No one in the world can beat Ella Fitzgerald as a riff singer.

- Ethel Waters

I Was there in the South of France When Zelda (Fitzgerald), poor darling, went off her head. She had gone into a flower shop and suddenly for her all the flowers had faces. Of course, some flowers, such as pansies, *do* have faces.

- Tallulah Bankhead

She did speak up. She told Larry Fitzgerald. And what did I do? I put it out there and they took care of it, didn`t they? You damn right it`s down because we got on them. I sent people out there.

- Larry Fitzgerald

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

- Johnny Mathis

We know what the canon is, and people can argue whether you should study F. Scott Fitzgerald or D.H. Lawrence ... I probably would put Shakespeare right in the middle - on that, George Pell and I agree.

- John Bell

In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that.

- Alexis Redmond

Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

- Alfred Delaney

Well, I think the operating assumption of everybody is that Novak has provided information to Fitzgerald in one form or another.

- Amanda Vail

You`ll have to ask Mr. Fitzgerald why it was so important,

- Andy Leggio

(But whether Rove will be charged,) it`s anybody`s guess, ... We just don`t know what (Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald) will do.

- Anne Mattews

Why not? I`m obviously having some kind of nervous breakdown. I`ll just ride it out and see where it takes me, Zelda Fitzgerald - style.

- Anthony Kennedy

said they had no indication that Mr. Fitzgerald was considering charging Mr. Cheney with wrongdoing. Mr. Cheney was interviewed under oath by Mr. Fitzgerald last year. It is not known what the vice president told Mr. Fitzgerald about the conversation with Mr. Libby or when Mr. Fitzgerald first learned of it.

- Anthony Price

For more than a year, (special counsel Patrick J.) Fitzgerald has sought testimony from Ms. Miller about conversations she had with Mr. Libby. Her willingness to testify now was in part based on personal assurances given by Mr. Libby this month that he had no objection to her discussing their conversations with the grand jury, according to those officials briefed on the case.

- Anthony Price