“Talent is only a starting point.”

“It's a lovely day todaySo whatever you've got to doYou've got a lovely day to do it in, that's trueAnd I hope whatever you've got to doIs something that can be done by twoFor I'd really like to stayIt's a lovely day todayAnd whatever you've got to doI'd be so happy to be doing it with youBut if you've got something that must be doneAnd it can only be done by oneThere is nothing more to sayExcept it's a lovely day for sayingIt's a lovely day!”

“You can't write a song out of thin air you have to feel and know what you are writing about.”

“The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.”

“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.”

“You're not sick you're just in love.”

“Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.”