I quit my job in the bank when I was 19. I took a chance. I went to Milan to study opera and singing. My father really supported me economically.

The Italians are not indulgent, as Americans are. They don't have the patience to teach young singers how to move. They think you should learn in school.

I want my wife and children to travel always with me and share good things and bad things. That's what the family is for.

If you think about something else hard enough, you can mostly control your feelings.

It is in the center of a stable self-love that you will find the confidence and safety you want.

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude.

In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

People are freer in America. But there are more tears.

The fellow who isn't fired with enthusiasm is apt to be fired.

Mature love has a bliss not even imagined by newlyweds.

There is no one quite as angry as someone who has just lost a lot of money.

Five minutes of today are worth as much to me, as five minutes in the next millennium. Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.