“When people come and see me, I want them to experience joy. I don't do any sad songs in my show. It's to lift the spirit.”

“The whole idea is you can't sit around and do nothing. You have to get up and start living one day at a time. That's what I did my entire career. You can't sit around and say, 'Oh, poor me. Nobody likes me. Nobody is giving me a job.' You have to get up and go. If you sit at home and do nothing, that is what is going to happen.”

“When people come and see me, I want them to experience joy. I don't do any sad songs in my show. It's to lift the spirit.”

“It means a lot to me, the sanctity of marriage.”

“I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.”

“I worked with Dionne Warwick, did shows with Bette Midler, and then I did the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Springsteen at the Garden. It was all important stuff because you want people to know you can work, you can sing, and you can still look good!”

“Your body knows how old you are, but if you keep on and you take care of yourself - you know, I go to kickboxing class every morning at 5 A.M. You know, try to do all the things to take care of the outside of your body, but you also should do - and have to do things that take care of the inside of your body.”

“I know God loves me. I tell people all the time I'm one of his favorite childs. I had to believe in something bigger than me - bigger than man. I had to believe that God would send somebody across my path to keep my dreams alive.”