All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't made hardly any mistakes sober, ever, ever.
A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny.
Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.
Silence is of the gods; only monkeys chatter.
Charlie Chaplin and I would have a friendly contest: Who could do the feature film with the least subtitles?
Like everyone else, I like to be with a happy crowd.
No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.
I think you keep two sets of books. In one set, you record the truth -- how well you are really doing. This is the secret set -- just for you and loved ones. In the other set are more modest entries and statements, and these are for public consumption!
In the 1970s we saw a massive shift of household savings from the banks to the brokerage firms.
People with anxiety disorders such as OCD know that nothing can be more paralyzing than having too many options. Go to a store to buy a sweater, find four that you like and the odds are pretty good you'll stare and stare. . . and buy nothing at all.
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.