If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.

I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church.

Peter Marshall: A western saddle has a curved horn on the front to hold something for the cowboy. What is it?

Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!

My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business.

A closet full of wire hangers can be the most dangerous place in the world.

Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.

I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me.

I'm Liberace without a piano.

I often go on a liquid fast a couple of days a week. I never take just water. Instead, I'll have maybe six glasses of vegetable and fruit juices a day.

I can't even get three weeks off to have cosmetic surgery.

To teach someone something, appreciate even the slightest improvements and avoid criticism.

I don’t care if people say that I am staying hungry and foolish.

Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these.

I've seen what rational thought leads to. Dumbest people I ever met were intellectuals.

If it tastes really good, and it's funky, it's funkalicous. If the guy making it is funky, he's funkintacious.

Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement... says heaven and earth in one word... speaks of himself and his predicament as though for the first time.

A lot of bands mature, which means they get square; they start delivering messages. Hey, you got a message, use Western Union.

I'm greedy and ambitious like everybody else.

I think it is important to know how to teach new material to help young people grow and learn.

The critics are generally wrong, or they're fifteen, twenty years late. It's a great shame. They miss out on a lot.