If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away. Edith Piaf More Quotes by Edith Piaf More Quotes From Edith Piaf For me, sleeping is a waste of time. I'm afraid to sleep. It's a form of death. Edith Piaf wasting-time waste sleep To be successful in my native France, where people speak the same language and understand me, is nothing. Edith Piaf france successful people I don't lie; I improve on my life. Edith Piaf i-dont-lie dont-lie lying I want to die young. I think it's awful to get old, and sickness is ugly. Edith Piaf awful dying thinking I'm the only one who still believes in Santa Claus! Edith Piaf santa stills believe To sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music. Edith Piaf mediocre ifs impossible I'm sure that I've already been dead. Edith Piaf Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went. Edith Piaf loses I've always wanted to sing, just as I've always known that one day I would have my own niche in the annals of song. It was a feeling I had. Edith Piaf one-day feelings song Death is the beginning of something. Edith Piaf I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death. Edith Piaf coming-back earth mind I don't want to die an old lady. Edith Piaf old-lady wanting-to-die want Never acknowledge the limitations of man. Smash all boundaries! Deny whatever your eyes see. Die every moment, but say: "Death does not exist." Edith Piaf doe Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind. Edith Piaf whatever me you mind