"By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty."

“I think we need to reckon in a very serious way with the emotional content of news and the way that people perceive facts and their perception of their situation and to me I think the tabloid is like fundamentally an emotional form of journalism and that kind of emotional valence is what distinguishes it from the broad sheet.”

“Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice.”

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

“It's too late for me to get married before I'm famous. You never know people's intentions.”

“I like to talk come fight night, that's how I do it, but I'm not a pushover.”

“If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.”

Source : Jeff Cooper (2006). “Principles of Personal Defense: Revised Edition”, p.45, Paladin Press

“Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.”

“Nobody thought Mel Gibson could play a Scot, but look at him now! Alcoholic and a racist!”

Source : "Frankie Boyle Live", 2008.

“Populists believe in conspiracies, and one of the most enduring is that a secret group of international bankers and capitalists, and their minions, control the world's economy. Because of my name and prominence as the head of the Chase for many years, I have earned the distinction of the "conspirator in chief" from these people.”

Source : David Rockefeller (2011). “Memoirs”, p.368, Random House