No man actually owns a fortune. It owns him.

I have worked without thinking of myself. This is the largest factor in whatever success I have attained.

My hardest job has been to keep from being a millionaire.

Money itch is a bad thing. I never had that trouble.

Charlotte blanched. 'I'm only a maid, miss.''A maid is still a woman.

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation foolish preparation!

I am not a black artist, I am an artist.

If it doesn't make sense, you must find for the defense.

Gypsy [Rose Lee ] was a masterful storyteller, and her memoir and by extension, the musical weren't only Gypsy's monument; they were also her chance for monumental revisionism.

It is only the vulgar who are always fancying themselves insulted. If a man treads on another's toe in good society, do you think it is taken as an insult?

Action is the fundamental key to success.

I am thoroughly sick of pearls. They make one look so plain, so good and so intellectual.

When my car runs out of gas, I buy a new one. I don't want to ride around with a quitter.

The more wants a man has, the less freedom.