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

Say Goodnight Gracie.

I look better, feel better, make love better and I'll tell you something else....I never lied better.

I did go to school - my kind of school. When I was a kid I went out ... and you meet people. You talk to them. Anybody says something that makes sense, it stays with you, rubs off on you. That kind of school.

When I was in Vegas women were throwing their hotel keys at me. But it was after they checked out.

I don't care what you do for a living. If you love it, you are a success.

People ask me what I'd most appreciate getting for my eighty-seventh birthday. I tell them, a paternity suit.