As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.

Talking money is crass; so I'm not going to tell you what I made last year.

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.

I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.

See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys.

As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I break into the business at the age of four as a singer.

To me, nostalgia is nothing more than a mindless plundering of the past for the commonplace.

I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.

Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio.

Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.

I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

You may think I am falling, ... I’ m stronger than I have ever been

She has this curious heavy grace, like something out of its element making do in a heavier medium. Like she should be living in water.

The more we give, the more we are blessed to keep giving.

How long will you keep me?" I asked.You shrugged. "Forever, of course.

When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurts you down the road. Full expression of anger and pain is very important.

The Supreme Court has always been the last bastion of the protection of our freedoms.

Be the instrument playing the sound of your life's passing

If you pray for rain, be prepared to deal with some mud.

The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.

Don't join too many gangs. Join few if any. Join the United States and join the family- But not much in between unless a college.