Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.

I was good friends with Frank Sinatra, I heard Steve Kaufman painting his portrait, so I asked Steve to paint my portrait.

The only mistake I ever made was not listening to my gut.

It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.

I'm still not sure what is meant by good fortune and success. I know fame and power are for the birds. But then life suddenly comes into focus for me. And, ah, there stand my kids.

You can't have a country or a city or a state that's worth a damn unluss you govern within yourself in your day-to-day life.

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.