"People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation."

"I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy."

"I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing."

"I praticed making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She used to scare me by saying that I was going to see the devil if I kept looking in the mirror. That fascinated me even more, of course."

"I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience."

"Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known."