Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.

There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.

Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.

I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.

It gets tiring being a smartass.

I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.

This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.

Everybody's got a sack of rocks.

I love holidays in New York. I love 'em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.

Creativity occurs in the moment, and in the moment we are timeless.

Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.

I would rather a thousand times be five minutes at the feet of Christ than listen a lifetime to all the wise men in the world.

In calm water every ship has a good captain.

I would not leave you. I'll be there. Wherever you want 'there' to be.

There must be some mixture of happiness in everything but sin.

Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.

When you give a gift to one of God's children, you give a gift to God.

The noncook is in a helpless position, much like that of the car owner who can’t change a tire and has to depend on mechanics to keep his automobile running.

Retirement? You're talking about death, right?