I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains.

Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don't need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don't need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.

After all those years of automatic success, you don't get nervous any more. It's really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.

I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers, still crazy after all these years.

I always get very calm with baseball.

Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.