[Goodman] became famous (or notorious) for staring at a player he didn't like. It was called 'the ray' by his men.

When you hear a large symphony orchestra. for instance, in a concert hall, there's a big, sweeping sound that just doesn't get on to a record.

If it's enough money, I'll play the North Pole.

Within reasonable limits, a professional player should keep busy at music.

I'll play with a hundred pieces or do a solo job.

It doesn't do any good to say, 'This is what it means.' When you are spoon fed a film, people instantly know what it is. I like films that leave room to dream.

Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.

I was born and bred in a tiny, low-ceilinged ground-floor apartment.

As a forgiven son, I am justified, cleansed, washed clean. This is a greater reality than my sinful past.

There have been a lot of changes [in the fashion industry], of course. You just have to accept it and be strong.

The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.

I haven't got the yacht any more. The cost of running it was crazy. But it was so much fun while I had it. I don't regret it.

The great society is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goods than with the quantity of their goods.

Where we stand is not as important as the direction in which we are moving.