"Diligence means to be keen in matters of virtue and justice, but worldly people use diligence to solve their economic difficulties. Frugality means to have little desire for material goods, but worldly people use frugality as a cover for stinginess. Thus do watchwords of enlightened life turn into tools for the private business of small people. What a pity!"

“It doesn't phaze, I amaze wit my phrases Play this in your Jeep, so your neighbors lose some sleep (I wanna thank you)”

“If you are normal, I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life”

Source : "Song: 'My Pink Half of the Drainpipe' ('The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse')". 1968.

“Without peace there is no development, and without development there is no peace”

“I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill,”

Source : Song: Blueberry Hill

“The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.”

“Once made a mistake, it won't happen again.”

“Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli OHara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.”

Source : "INTERVIEW: Laura Osnes Enters Café Society". Interview with Ellis Nassour, www.theatermania.com. June 19, 2012.

“Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure,”