I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me.

Maybe the truth doesn’t exist if you look the other way.

The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself

The best place to look at failure is in the rear-view mirror.

Every time I decide I want a child I get another pet. I have 3 dogs, 13 birds and 3 horses, what does that tell you?

Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them.

Cherry cobbler is shortcake with a soul.

Your foods shall be your 'remedies,' and your 'remedies' shall be your foods.

When I was working on the music for this I didn't want to just use pop songs as the score - most movies do it and I've done it before.

The truth is lived before it is understood. It must be fought for, tested, and appropriated. Truth is the way... Anyone will easily understand it if he just gives himself to it.

[I provoke] the system [to] show its true face ... so that through its own acts of terrorism ... the masses will rise against it.