I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.

Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.

Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.

A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.

One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace.

He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.

Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.

Don't search about happiness in a miserable way.

We cannot teach people anything we can only help them discover it within themselves.

I've done a reasonable amount of travelling, which I enjoyed, but not for too long at a time.

The masculine/feminine look fascinates me. It is not only an issue of empowering women, but I think the shapes look great.

Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.

Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western.

Currency trading is unnecessary, unproductive and totally immoral. It should be stopped.

America is incredibly professional and corporate.

I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.

You have to be a little aware of the emotions of the people who have invested with you.