"The bad things you can see with one eye closed. But keep both eyes wide open for the little things. Little things mark the great dividing line between success and failure."

“Fame is rot; daughters are the thing.”

“I recorded with Hank (Jones) a number of times, usually on dates where Milt was unavailable, and I thought he was the perfect pianist. He had a beautiful touch, knew all the best ways around the chord changes, and swung mightily. And he brought an air of cheerful competence to every date, making us all feel that it would be possible to make some very good music that day.”

“I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.”

“One is happy to report that Israel Shenker is still at the aerosol stage. His energy is still compressed. The result distinguishes him both as a Jew and as an observer of Jews.”

“We're very far from harmony. The only thing that's going to bring world harmony has to be from the outside. It has to be external. It has to be us versus an external thing.”

Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com

“So far as religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake...Religion is all bunk.”

“Life is passing you by as you speak, you're on a path and you're all on the same path toward death.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I've probably had more jobs than any other actor living.”

Source : "Dick Van Patten - Finding A “Natural Balance” Between Acting, Animals and Family Fun" by Lori Golden, www.thepetpress-la.com. September, 2004.