There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more.

He would use amphetamines to stay awake because he would have late night maneuvers that would go way into the early morning hours and he was given pills to stay up for the long hours.

Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self.

She would go to Memphis and this was after our divorce. And I would send her to Memphis to be with him.

And when Elvis was unhappy, believe me, everyone was unhappy.

It's not that, you know, when a relationship doesn't work and there are issues, you have to somehow work it out if there are children involved.

I lived a really wonderful life with this man and even after our divorce, it was incredible.

At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.

Being considered beautiful at a young age sends confusing signals. You think people only like you because of your beauty.

I like the creative aspect of developing a project.

I don't want to be someone's entertainment.

To be mindful of social phenomena is thus to identify more clearly hatred, greed, and delusion as well as the seeds of wisdom and compassion both around us and in us. (p. 52)

No matter the terrible fighting and shooting in the desert, the riffle fires can never dry the oasis.

Just take them rascals [rapists, killers, child abusers] out in the swamp / Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump / Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest.

None of us are really that big of a deal in the world - but you are your dog's everything.

Money power means budget power and it is folly to imagine that the citizen can control government unless he can control its budget.

I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to call it.

I tell priests to flee from clericalism because clericalism distances people. May they flee from clericalism and I add: it's a plague in the Church.

I've written so many songs about Englishmen, I have to go elsewhere.

Loosen the bonds of avarice from your hands and neck.

Feeling good is what you should be doing every day of your life.