My father died when I was nine and a half. We were on relief for two years. They call it welfare now, but it was relief then... I never forgot the generosity of New York.

I have never understood the Iowa caucus.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

i never learned anything while i was talking.

There is nothing in your destiny, nothing in your future that you cannot accomplish.

I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.

The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.

You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.

Anonymous sources are to journalism what silicon enhancements are to the feminine figure; they look impressive to the gullible, but something doesn't feel right.

The secret of success is an absolute ungovernable curiosity.

While there are memories I wish I could dispose of, sometimes my memories are the only things that keep me sane.

President Ford used humor a great deal.

It's not that I find it hard to meet girls - they do come up and chat me up from time to time. Sometimes I'm interested, I tend not to go for the prettier ones. I prefer the quirkier types.

There's more than just racism. There's ageism and sexism as well.

A lot of people tend to think that because I need all this time on my own in the studio, that I need time on my own, period. And that's not really true.

Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic.

When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life.

Science is a seagull, it knows the sky; it is a squirrel, it knows the forest; it is a mole, it knows the underground; it is a dolphin, it knows the ocean! Science is a multi-talented creature!

Grace cannot forgive unconfessed sin.

Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.