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John Wayne: I play John...

John Wayne: I play John...

I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't...

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Frank Crane: Education is the...

Frank Crane: Education is the...

Education is the fire-proofer of emotions.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Mel Gibson: Acting is like...

Mel Gibson: Acting is like...

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

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Charlie Chaplin: You have to...

Charlie Chaplin: You have to...

You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street...

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Charlie Chaplin: The saddest thing...

Charlie Chaplin: The saddest thing...

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

Source: My...

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Marcel Marceau: Never get a...

Marcel Marceau: Never get a...

Never get a mime talking. He won't stop.

Source: In US News & World Report, 23 Feb...

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Mary Astor: A person without...

Mary Astor: A person without...

A person without a memory is either a child or an amnesiac. A country without a memory is neither a child nor an...

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Jane Wagner: I made some...

Jane Wagner: I made some...

I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small...

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I have formed...

I have formed...

I have formed during the last few years such close relations with this best and truest friend of mankind [death], that...

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A musicologist is...

A musicologist is...

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

Source: Beecham...

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Brass bands are...

Brass bands are...

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

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Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.

Source:...

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All my life...

All my life...

All my life I have struggled to make one authentic gesture.

Source: In The...

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Learning music by...

Learning music by...

Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.

Source: Reader's...

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Ol' man river,...

Ol' man river,...

Ol' man river, dat ol' man river,
He must know sumpin', but don't say nothin',
He just keeps rollin', he keeps...

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Beethoven, Wagner, Bach...

Beethoven, Wagner, Bach...

Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand with as much regularity as an...

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You may be...

You may be...

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

Source:...

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James Beard: I don't like...

James Beard: I don't like...

I don't like gourmet cooking or this cooking or that cooking. I like good, cooking.

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James Beard: Food is our...

James Beard: Food is our...

Food is our common ground, a universal experience.

Source: Beard on Food,...

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Tom Peters: Inspiring visions rarely...

Tom Peters: Inspiring visions rarely...

Inspiring visions rarely (I'm tempted to say never) include numbers.

Source:...

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