When you hear my records today hear a vanilla sounding artist with no black inflection, although I was trying to imitate what I heard.

I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.

Christmas is a good time to take stock of our blessings.

So I have four daughters, about ten granddaughters, and five grandsons.

Don't trust anyone over 30.

The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives.

So I would say Reagan was the best, and certainly Clinton the worst.

The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus.

When we fully realize who God is, we learn that each of us is a child of the King!

When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.

A girl should never disguise the fact that she's a girl. It's a lot easier to convince a man that you're a fascinating female if you look the part.

The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. And in the taste destroys the appetite. Therefore, love moderately.

The mind is its own place and in itself Can make a heaven of hell a hell of heaven.

It was like the Wizard of Oz had spoken, and what he said was too ludicrous to take seriously.

Marketing's job is never done. It's about perpetual motion. We must continue to innovate every day.

I do make a concscious effort to be genuine among other comedians. If I write something or try something that doesn't feel like me, I stop doing it.

We have rapidly increasing technology, which is making life very good for people who are good at using words, and not so good for people who are not good at using words.

Unless something happens that we can't predict, I don't think a lot will happen

The important thing is to pull yourself up by your own hair to turn yourself inside out and see the whole world with fresh eyes.

Women are the life force we look at for their beauty.

In America we have across the country, the entire world.