No one has ever put anything into my suitcase.

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

as i sit here looking at the window, i feel broken and empty.

You can win in business by playing checkers until someone sneaks in one night after you’ve closed for the day and flips the board.

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem.

When you struggle with a problem, that's when you understand it.

A demanding performance challenge tends to create a team.

The computer industry is creatively bankrupt.

Just because it's true, doesn't mean it's believable or interesting.

It's easier to deny the reality of the problem altogether than acknowledge that it is real.

The golden eye of justice sees, and requites the unjust man.

You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of the characters knits.