I have nothing but respect for you, and not much of that.

I feel [I feel] like an old jerk.

I intend to live forever, or die trying.

I drink to make other people interesting.

If I go up to Harlem or down to Sixth Street, and I'm not dressed up or I'm not wearing my jewelry, then the people feel I'm talking down to them.

I apologize for calling Madam President names in my statement on the radio. My purpose was to encourage every Finnish person to strive forward in life and try …

One becomes a critic when one cannot be an artist, just as a man becomes a stool pigeon when he cannot be a soldier.