It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.

It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.

You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

Getting old is not for sissies.

Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother's old farmhouse -- all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.

You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.

If everyone likes you, you're not doing it right.

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

Where's the everlasting peace? Is there even such a thing? Or do we war like alien races war, eternally, against ourselves?

Its about letting go so you can get what what you want.

You can't imagine parlor ballads drifting out of high-rise multi-towered buildings. That kind of music existed in a more timeless state of life.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

Many, many people have done a lot more sexual experimentation than I have.

I play piano every day. I enjoy that.

Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much.

Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.

There is so much to be learned from listening to people's hopes, frustrations, and points of view

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child