I was deeply unhappy, but I didn't know it because I was so happy all the time.

I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, dance or act, though working around that minor detail made me inventive.

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

I have found that-- just as in real life--imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.

We've taken what was just once a racetrack and made it a multifaceted gaming destination for the entire region.

When I first started doing my stand-up act, I played the banjo, did comedy, magic tricks, juggled, read poetry. I stuck it all in. I didn't know you were supposed to just stand up and tell jokes. Essentially, that's what my act became: those five elements - except I dropped the poetry.

If you've got a dollar and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've got 71 cents left; But if you've got seventeen grand and you spend 29 cents on a loaf of bread, you've still got seventeen grand. There's a math lesson for you.