What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.

I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think my ear is one of my greatest assets.

If I had grown up in any place but New Orleans, I don't think my career would have taken off. I wouldn't have heard the music that was around this town. There was so much going on when I was a kid.

If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician.

I've never been able to grow an organ back, " Lana said. "Last time I tried... Let's just hope you don't end up with whip eyes.

So, Eva Nine, you must sometimes disregard what someone is saying and focus instead on what they are doing. Watch and observe. That is when one reveals his true self.

And, hungry for the old, familiar ways, I turned aside and bowed my head and wept.

Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist.

But I've married a deeply sensible person who is extremely good at talking me down from my various ledges, and who takes care of me in a billion ways.

[On George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis:] Americans now know they can vote for a man who can't express his thoughts or a man who can't express his feelings.

You know the Ark of Israel and the calf of Belial were both made of gold. Religion has never yet changed the metal of her one adoration.

Investing today may well be harder than it has been at any time in our three decades of existence.

I truly love our Code of Chivalry. We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone.

Money doesn't excite me - my ideas excite me.