My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.

He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie.

Be like the bluebird who never is blue, For he knows from his upbringing what singing can do

Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes.

The chimpanzees in the zoos do it, Some courageous kangaroos do it Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it, Even eagles as they fly do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it; let's do it, let's fall in love.

I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So, tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you?

All the inspiration I ever needed was a phone call from a producer.

Be a clown , be a clown, All the world loves a clown. Act the fool , play the calf, And you'll always have the last laugh .

Night and day you are the one, Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.

Now: heaven knows, anything goes.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

To become a leader through one’s merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

Honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy, which may console but often conceals.

This book was made possible by the letter “ø.

If you train yourself in memory work, you fearlessly attack and rearrange your material, for you can retain your original impression.

Do Obama and Boxer realize they are on the wrong side of a tsunami of voter discontent with a government run by and for the public employee unions?

You're never quite sure, when you first get something if you really have a sense of what an opportunity it is.

It is discouraging to try to be a good neighbor in a bad neighborhood.

Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write.