“And the most precious that he possess, even if he does not realize it, is family life.”

The first thing that a person finds in life and the last to which he holds out his hand.

The needs of the times will teach you what to do.

I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.

I mean just out and out crooks. And the next generation had a little more finesse. But I mean those first wave of people, you know, definitely would take all your money, no doubt about it.

Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.

The ruling class is smarter than you, and they’re more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain.

Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now – basketball, football, soccer – for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.

Music is more of a hobby to me than my hobbies, if that makes sense.

Understood what the struggle was about. My mother. Couldn’t read or write, but she had more sense than many a graduate from Harvard.

People still come up to me and ask me to sign their records. That’s right, records! Man, they don’t even make records no more!