I have said my philosophy - I'm a backyard philosopher, I guess - is that the dirtiest word in the English language is "retirement."

A man once said when the legend gets bigger than the man, you've lost the man and you have an unrealistic picture.

For many, many years I wouldn't sing 'My Way.' It seemed pretentious for me to sing [my father's] song 'My Way.' Now it must be in the show to help us tell the story.

This disease they call 'rap' - some kind of rhythmic pulse is going by, while some sociopathic idiot is belching out grade school poetry.

It's the way of all flesh, you know. Aging takes its toll. Like I said, it's the way of all flesh. When the time came and he finally had to step down, the thing that kept him going disappeared.

There was a time in medieval England when they had wandering minstrels ... A wandering minstrel would have been Frank Sinatra's counterpart had he lived during the time of Henry II in 1190 or 1180.

I was able to put something back. I was able to be of help to [Frank Sinatra] when he needed my help - and he did need somebody's help.

Hopefully I never get hit with that stigma of being a novelty act. Since [my father] death in 1998 I've been doing a program called Sinatra Sings Sinatra.

you will never know how valuable a thing or a person is...until its not with you anymore, then you'll regret...its not my fault.its urs..

When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.

Exercise is one of the best ways in preventing the rapid growth of obesity in America.

India unarmed would not require to be destroyed through poison gas or bombardment.

We fought for freedom together. We had no government, no weapons to help us. We defeated such a big empire without any government, without any arms.

A guy will promise you the world and give you nothin', and that's the blues.

To hold a testimony, one must bear it often and live worthy of it.

I - and I bet all the panelists here - truly believe that movies really can change the world.

All human behavior is either an act of love or a cry for love.

As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out.