I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.

You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent is only a starting point. You've got to keep working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there. ... Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. ... The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. ... After you get what you want you don't want it. ... Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies. ... The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on.

When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.

Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.

Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.

The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.

God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her through the night with a light from above.