Im gonna be something one of these days.

I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

I have gotten more than I asked for. All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the Top 20.

It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

If you can't do it with feeling - don't.

Oh, I just sing like I hurt inside.

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've never met , and I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces.

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

Jesus has been in my room. He has taken my hand and told me, No, Not now. I have other things for you to do.

To create is to defy emptiness. It is generous, it affirms. To make is to add to the world, not subtract from it.

Passive perception promotes pessimism

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

And the gold of her ruined wedding dress.

I really feel vulnerable when I don't have the answer to something. When I feel lack of control, my nerves really kick in.

I can't say what Danny Kaye is like in private life. There are too many of them.

I love life. There's always something to overcome, new people to meet... You've just got to find your bliss and go after it. That's where the drive is, that's how you find your special place.

Bring anger and pride under your feet, turn them into a ladder and climb higher.

I'm the sort of person who takes a camera to dinner or a nightclub because I enjoy taking pictures of people. I tweet all my pictures, which is bad.