As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.

America gets the politicians they deserve. That's it. And you keep struggling.

Every Friday I used to have about fifty, sixty kids who would wait for me on Sunset Boulevard and I'd take them all to dinner. All runaways.

But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That's the uniqueness of all of us. That's it.

The ruling class is smarter than you, and they're more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain. Because if they weren't, they wouldn't be around as long as they have been and as strong as they have been.

I prefer that for my own satisfaction over radio, there's no audience. TV, there's no audience. I need the response of the audience, even if it's a silent response.

As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail.