I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas.

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I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one...

I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one...

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

The goal wasn't to be a millionaire or to be a Hollywood star. That was...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

I was preparing myself for the theater, and... I got a little job here and...

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm...

I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have...

It has to be real, and I think a lot of the problems we have...

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that...

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying...

Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying...

We all know that the first bankers of the world Rothschilds are Jews; we know...

We all know that the first bankers of the world Rothschilds are Jews; we know...

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so...

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so...

When the candles are out all women are fair

When the candles are out all women are fair

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.