I've Always Tried To Be Cheerful, Because

Attachment To Spiritual Things Is... Just As Much An Attachment As Inordinate Love Of Anything Else.

There Were Times In My Career ... When I Felt Like A Trapeze Artist Doing Dangerous Somersaults Without A Net Underneath. When You Execute Those Somersaults Flawlessly, The Audience Feels The Same Sense Of Triumph The Performer Does.

There Is Something In Me-i Just Can't Stand To Admit Defeat.

My Voice Had A Long, Nonstop Career. It Deserves To Be Put To Bed With Quiet And Dignity, Not Yanked Out Every Once In A While To See If It Can Still Do What It Used To Do. It Can't.

There Are An Awful Lot Of Skinny People In The Cemetery.