I have been so fortunate and I really am appreciative of the success I've had.

A chiropractor accomplished in three weeks what the army doctors haven't been able to do in two years.

Of course, I also attribute some of my hearing loss to being in the infantry in World War II. It's probably a combination of heredity and noise exposure.

My father died when I was 4 years old, so I can't really say anything about his hearing.

Hey Lord... Whatever I done... Don't strike me blind for another couple ah minutes.

When you think of a movie, most people imagine a two hour finished, polished product. But to get to that two hour product, it can take hundreds or thousands of people many months of full time work.

Nothing was being done to help the non-dopers, to encourage or support them. Even the clean riders like myself and Moncout knew how easy it was to cheat the tests.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.

I put out my hand to shake hands with Zero Mostel, and he took my hand [and] he pulled me up to his face, and he gave me a kiss on the lips. And all my nervousness went out the window.

The problem is that borrowing money to pay back more borrowed money that will oblige you in the future to borrow even more money doesn't sound kosher. Because it isn't.

I don't plan an awful lot in life just as I don't plan an awful lot in my fiction.

My natural inclination is to think in scenes. So that's how I write, and the issue for me is usually: what to compress for speed.

The rediscovered path, where were left the traces of childhood's lost steps.

It's always been a dream to have my own sunglass line and I'm so excited to be able to finally offer it to my fans!

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.