"A doctor is a man licensed to make grave mistakes."

“There was great leadership in this country at the time of World War II. There was also unrelenting resolve at home, in America's factories and on the farms, in the cities and the country.”

Source : "For Feller, Navy was easy decision". Interview with Mary Buckheit, www.espn.com. November 12, 2009.

“In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.”

“I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.”

“I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?”

“Always a godmother, never a mother. That sucks. I've got to get me one of those little accessories.”

“I think it is wrong for the federal government to force Christian individuals, businesses, pastors, churches to participate in wedding ceremonies that violate our sincerely held religious beliefs. We have to stand up and fight for religious liberty. That's where this fight is going.”

“I am an artist because the knot is so powerful I just can not, nor want to be, anything else or do anything else.”

“I loathe hecklers. I haven't got a good syllable to say. When you come out of the club circuit and into the concert hall, they should be gone. There's an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it's a different venue.”