Old muleskinners told how the mules were waiting at the shaft when they arrived each morning. They wanted relief from the heat, deerflies and mosquitoes just like the men.

Neckties satisfy modern man's desire to dress in art.

The biggest challenge in New Orleans has been to find workers who can climb a ladder after lunch.

Every fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it doesn't stop a wise man from trying.

But I'm very thankful that no one is slamming my head against the wall anymore.

I'm not Hollywood. I'm a Quarter Rat. I belong here.

I am richer than Davy Crockett. I can settle back and do what I want to do. And what I want to do is card tricks and magic.

Guilt is a feeble emotion. It surrenders too easily

Not having hair makes me feel like a cancer patient.

I love the fans and I appreciate how much they care for me.

We are continuously living a new life, and when the old and the new do not fit nicely together, the old - no longer able to contain the new - should be discarded.

So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers may hold up their burial of the theater.

Capping the size of American banks won't eliminate the needs of big businesses; it will force them to turn to foreign banks that won't face the same restrictions.

All art is made from anger.

Ancient and modern languages teem with happily expressed sentiments of more or less force and beauty, sufficiently individualized and excellent to warrant their reproduction and classification.

The unforgivable political sin is vanity, the killer diet is sour grapes.