On the stage of the Italian Terrace Room in the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1938 ... the place where Champagne Music was born.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.

Food-sharing is an innate way that we show our love for people we care about. Including others in times of celebration is an act of kindness.

He was the one I wasn't looking for.

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power.

Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

If somebody wants to shoot up and die in front of you, more power to them. The herd has a way of thinning itself out.

. . . if there is a way for the world to be transformed for the better, it can only be done by pessimism; optimists will never change the world for the better.

Sometimes we have to hit bottom before we figure out how to really enjoy life.

The more employment one creates, the more tax benefits they will get.

The Warrior of the Light pays attention to small things because they can severely hamper him.

When I'm away from basketball, I'm the biggest kid. I do a good job of keeping myself sane. But on the other hand, I'm more of a solitary guy, glad to be left alone.