So you see, you can't do everything alone.

I'll keep working as long as I live because singing has taken on the feeling of joy that I had when I started, when my only responsibility was to sing well.

No matter how great a man is, the size of his funeral usually depends on the weather.

When Bob came through Cincinnati, he wanted a girl singer to be on his show. There was a local contest, and my sister and I entered, but Bob said, Gee, I wouldn't break up the team.

I loved downers, almost any kind. Loved the colors of them. Loved them yellow... I did. I would just have a bouquet in my hands at night.

I'm the only instrument that's got the words, so I've got to be able to get that across.

I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations.

I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch.

With words at your disposal, you can see more clearly. Finding the words is another step in learning to see.

Whatever your problems may be, they pale in insignificance in the light of eternity. No matter how great your failures, God's grace is greater still. Lift up your heart and face life head-on.

A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s.

It was never my direct intention to do anything particularly medium-defying.

The most important thing however is the money. What use would it be to us, to have a a mighty stadium but a useless team, because we couldn't afford anything better?

I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!

The authentic religion teaches you to discover your immortality, to discover the god within you.

I've had the pleasure to work with a lot of very great actors. And they're too different to say who's the best.

We atheists have to accept that most believers are better human beings.

What you treasure will ultimately require you die for it, Jesus is the only treasure that died for you.