I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good.

Vision is oxygen for companies.

We refused to be what world want us to be- BAD. We are what we are- GOOD. And that's the way it is going to be.

My pride had risen up and whopped me in the face. I don't lose my temper a lot, but when I do, I make a good job of it.

If i were to lose a friend...then i couldn't die in peace!

He that jokes confesses.

If you're crazy, there's two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.

The simple truth is that our businessmen do not want a government that will let business alone. They want a government they can use.

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage of fidelity.

Access to public libraries also affects how much children read.