My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

Simplicity of approach is always best.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. Although I am not a Communist I refused to fall in line by hating them.