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Chet Atkins: You shape your...

Chet Atkins: You shape your...

You shape your own destiny.

Source: In The Book of Country Music Wisdom, ed. by...

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Louis Armstrong: I don't let...

Louis Armstrong: I don't let...

I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.

Source: In Correct Quotes for...

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Jimi Hendrix: It's funny the...

Jimi Hendrix: It's funny the...

It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you're dead, you're made for life.

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Bill Monroe: Bluegrass is wonderful...

Bill Monroe: Bluegrass is wonderful...

Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it.

Source: In The Book of...

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Tom Lehrer: The Army has...

Tom Lehrer: The Army has...

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the...

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Victor Borge: I don't mind...

Victor Borge: I don't mind...

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all...

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Clifton Fadiman: My son is...

Clifton Fadiman: My son is...

My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the...

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Patti Smith: Never let go...

Patti Smith: Never let go...

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Source: In The Book of Positive...

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Billie Holiday: You can be...

Billie Holiday: You can be...

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can...

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Billie Holiday: If I don't...

Billie Holiday: If I don't...

If I don't have friends, then I ain't nothing.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Bill Cosby: The past is...

Bill Cosby: The past is...

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.

Source: Time...

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Margaret Cho: Love is the...

Margaret Cho: Love is the...

Love is the big booming beat which covers up the noise of hate.

Source: In...

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Joan Rivers: God always comes...

Joan Rivers: God always comes...

God always comes up with a third act twist -- and we won't know until we die whether the play was a comedy or a...

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Gracie Allen: When I was...

Gracie Allen: When I was...

When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half.

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Lucille Ball: I regret the...

Lucille Ball: I regret the...

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no...

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Amie Comeaux: When you smile...

Amie Comeaux: When you smile...

When you smile at me
You take me to a world I never thought I'd see
Your eyes can touch my soul
And fill me...

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Clint Eastwood: I've never met...

Clint Eastwood: I've never met...

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at...

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Sammy Davis, Jr: Fame creates its...

Sammy Davis, Jr: Fame creates its...

Fame creates its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch -- unless he's...

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Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.

Source: In...

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Ellen Terry: Conceit is an...

Ellen Terry: Conceit is an...

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Source: Ellen Terry's Memoirs,...

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