We can’t answer King’s assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.

The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.

You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.

I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.

What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.

You have to be able to look back at your life and say, "Yeah, that was fun."

If you want to be the best, baby, you've got to work harder than anybody else.

My mother was born in San Juan. So I'm Puerto Rican, Jewish, colored and married to a white woman. When I move into a neighborhood, people start running four ways at the same time.

I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.

Wishing, hoping and regretting are the most common and dangerous tactics for evading the present.

May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin.

I am so glad that Jesus does not say, “Practice more spiritual disciplines.” He says, “Come to me…and I will give you rest.

My sight, hearing and strength are superior and I can fly. What more do you want?

The cross stands high above the opinions of men and to that cross all opinions must come at last for judgment.

The first thing a proprietor learns, and painfully at that, is: Trust is fine, but control is better.

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.

There's just so much lazy violence directed at women. But beyond that, lazy violence directed at humans generally. Just lazy violence.

In diplomacy, clear-cut wins and losses are rare.

When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.

I stand for all people even if it causes me political heartburn - and I'm going to do that no matter what my future holds.

Sometimes I think I understand everything. Then I regain consciousness