People are always asking me how much I'm worth. Well, all I can say is, I've got enough money to last me the rest of my life. As long as I die in the next 20 minutes.

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

I drink coffee with my right hand, and I smoke with my left. But I talk with both hands.

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

I get a standing ovation just standing

The happiest people I know are the ones that are still working. The saddest are the ones who are retired. Very few performers retire on their own. It's usually because no one wants them. Six years ago Sinatra announced his retirement. He's still working.

It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.