I want to resume the life of a shy person.

My ancestors were Puritans from England. They arrived here in 1648 in the hope of finding greater restrictions than were permissible under English law at that time.

When you're old you feast on your memories, and if you spend too much time on exercise, you may get old and not have many.

Sing your song; don't let the bastards get you down.

God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.

Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.

The greatness of America is that it produces exuberant geniuses like Louis Armstrong and Fred Astaire and Leonard Bernstein. We are meant to be a jazzy people who talk big and jump on the table and dance; we aren't supposed to be dopey and glum and brood over old injuries.