The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.
My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.
If I could marry my motorcycle, I'd roll her right up to the altar.
Funny is an attitude.
I have the bug again. I'm expecting the response to seeing the show again on Nick to be very good, and this will set the groundwork for what I want to do.
Variety shows didn't disappear; it was the caliber of the artists, the classic vaudevillians that have passed on. They are gone, so there's a different caliber performer that's come along that hasn't had the time to work in the small clubs and get the experience.
I accomplished what I set out to do. I wanted the whole cookie, and I got it. Now I want to spend more time with my children - make sure they don't go through what I did.
Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.
I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.
It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the fun.
Everyone in this house and the houses next door knows when I'm in the sauna because I start singing, and I sing the blues when I'm in a really good mood. I have a really loud voice, you know.
I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.
I have my outlet for my humor through my characters, and I also have the intimacy of rapport with my fans that allows me to explain my philosophy and spirituality.
I've had all that you could ask for. The fat lady has sung, and there's a standing ovation.
The secret of my success with Geraldine is that she's not a putdown of women. She's smart, she's trustful, she's loyal, she's sassy.
I told CBS, 'My career is going down the toilet, and you're pulling the chain.'
I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.
