Jealousy is the tie that binds, and binds, and binds.

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

A beautiful woman is the best investment in marriage a man can make. And anybody who advises otherwise is talking sheer nonsense.

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.

When my marriage broke up... I had just put on 45 pounds for my 'Shall We Dance?' character. I had to eat 10,000 calories a day just to put on weight while training with Tony Dovolani. I basically stayed in bed for a six-month rotation of depression naps. Dance helped me lose the weight.

My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.

Meaning is not what you start with but what you end up with.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

There is one person who sends me three cards every year. One on New Year's, one for my birthday and the third that marks the anniversary of my flight into space.

Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.