I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a success at something I didn't like.

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

Young. Old. Just words. Inside we feel like our shoe size.

Much later in life, though, Gracie made a major contribution to the opera world. She stayed out of it.

In what other business can a guy my age drink martinis, smoke cigars and sing? I think all people who retire ought to go into show business. I've been retired all my life.

When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.

First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.