To the general public, show business may just mean the artistic part, but the dollar and cents element is the reality every performer has to face.

Initially, I wanted to be an ice skater, but then when I was 13 I saw Bye Bye Birdie, and that was it - I wanted to be on Broadway.

There are so many girls, and so few princes.

Reality is something you rise above.

Dream on it. Let your mind take you to places you would like to go, and then think about it and plan it and celebrate the possibilities. And don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream.

Don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream

I believe all drunks go to heaven, because they've been through hell on Earth.

The regrets of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow can kill you.

My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams.

It was no great tragedy being Judy Garland's daughter. I had tremendously interesting childhood years - except they had little to do with being a child.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics.

the real mission you have in life is to make yourself happy, and in order to be happy, you have to look at what you believe, the way you judge yourself, the way you victimize yourself

Roses are red Violets are blueI don't go on this accountSo go away SHOO!

The most important thing is God's blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about.

If you don't disturb yourself, like a broken gong does not vibrate, then you have achieved nirvana. Irritability no longer exists for you.

Let your heart speak to others hearts.

There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem.

If pain is truly love, for my family I die.

I once heard someone on a bus say that this guy had gotten under her skin. And it struck me as a remarkable thought - that someone would affect you so deeply they'd always be a part of you.

A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'

Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature.