Here lies Walter Winchell in the dirt he loved so well.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let's go to press.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.

She's been on more laps than a napkin.

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.

The hours here are flat and round, disks of gray layered one on top of the other...they move slowly, at a grind, until it seems as though they are not moving at all. They are just pressing down...

Through Christ we have victory.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

Literature is not made of ideas and it's not made of concepts, of psychological analysis. It's made of words.

The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.

When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

Heavenly Father hears your prayers, He loves you. He knows your name. He loves you beyond your ability to comprehend.

Bachelor's fare: bread and cheese, and kisses.

I love cooking but I still always go and sneak a little bit of sides from Boston Market, and it's so good. They're so good.

I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.