You got a harem of seventy girls you don't get to know any of them very well.

Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repainting.

It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.

Asking me what I think of Oscar (Hammerstein) is like asking me what I think of the Yankees, Man o' War and Strawberry Sundaes.

Without a song the day would never end Without a song the road would never bend When things go wrong a man ain't got a friend Without a song

Say, it's only a paper moon, Sailing over a cardboard sea, But it wouldn't be make believe, If you believed in me.

If the Russians ever decide to atom bomb us, they're certain to drop an especially large one on the plant in Pleasantville.

Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repairing.

It is important to realize that we so often define ourselves by what is in opposition to ourselves.

It takes a while for revelry to turn to reverence, and much repetition of truth to eventual turn young zeal into habitual channels for good.

In January 1776, Thomas Paine issued 'Common Sense, ' advocating independence from Great Britain.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Honestly, what planet do these people live on? And why isn't it farther away?

I can go to India and draw 20,000 people at a concert, and it's really because I've built up an internet presence.

I never seem to be able to sell my films correctly in the U.S. The U.S. defends itself on its own turf.

It takes a lot of hard work and dedication just like any pro sport. Especially for beach volleyball you don't have to be tall or as fast as other sports. You just have to have the skills.

We shape our God, and then our God shapes us.

I try not to have personal goals. Personal numbers is a mind-set. The only numbers I care about are in the win column.