I think that Enterprise was getting better and better, actually, and if it had kept going, I think it would've turned into as good a show as any other in the Star Trek franchise.

If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.

I'm an avid biography reader.

I try not to make plans. Because, even the best laid plans etc. etc.

Certainly I find it most interesting to play a role that I can invent from nothing.

Timing is everything, as you know.

I think the potential for man is so enormous, if we can stay alive long enough, we're going to be seeing a lot of what Star Trek is projecting.

People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite

I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.

When I go to the old folks' home, I'm gonna be sitting in a rocking chair, telling everybody how I worked with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau].

My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.

I think the closest thing to a time machine that I've ever found is the Children's section of a library.

Humorists are always pessimists. They're reactionaries: because they see that every golden cloud has a black lining.

We should call editorials what they are: columns written by committees.

I always believed a singer should be able to sing any kind of song. If I wanted to sing a Cole Porter song, I should be able to do that. Or Sherry, I should be able to do that. Or a Dylan song.

There is always one more thing you can do to increase your odds of success.

You know what they say, the high trees get the wind.

Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall.

It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure.

Everybody keeps falling back to the same patterns without doing too much dramaturgy.

Every night empty your mind of unhappy thoughts as you empty your pockets and come alive.