You know, it's a long world.

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

To be granted some kind of usable talent and to be able to use it to the fullest extent of which you are capable - this, to me, is a kind of joy that is almost unequaled.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.