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" No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right. "

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" I have one computer that my wife gave me. All I know how to do, and I do it every day, is play Spider Solitaire. And I don't have a cell phone. "

" When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important! "

" I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life. "

" Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things. "

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" My four sons all knew I was a Jew, but they were allowed to be whatever they wanted to be. The only thing important to me was that they be good people who help other people, because all religion should try to make you a better person and a more caring person. Whenever religion does that for you, it's a good religion. "

" Listen - pacemaker, crash, stroke. What does it mean? God doesn't want me now. That's all. "

" I have been an actor for most of my life. When I started out, I didn't think about anything except what was good for me. Like many movie stars, I became all wrapped up in myself. "

" You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity. "

" Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody. "

" God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad was so relieved - he'd say, 'You were terrible; this kid is not going to be an actor.' Finally, I did a play and he said, 'Son - you were really good.' "

" Acting is make-believe. I never believe I'm the character; I want you to believe. "

" If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married. "

" If I have to speak in public, I am terrified. "

" I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up. "

" I studied Judaism a lot. I studied religion in general, and I have never imposed my Judaism on my kids. They are what they want to be. I think... you must care for others. That's the correct religion, I think. "

" Love has more depth as you get older. "

" If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him. A man with flaws is more interesting. "

" Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice. "

" What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder. "

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" I was not a very good Jew. I never practised what Judaism tells you to do, to teach your kids all about Judaism. "

" Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright. "

" Cancer does give you a new rejuvenation. I know what it's like to be down. I lost a couple of good friends - Larry Hagman and Nick Ashford - who had the same type of cancer that I did, and that makes you think. "