He asked me whether I had seen the movie 'The Color Purple.' I said no she hadn't. And Bobby said, 'Well, it's a terrible picture. They don't make good, decent, moral pictures nowadays.'

It's true that Blake was emotionally disturbed - always has been - but he doesn't have murder in his heart. If he was going to do any damage to anything or anyone, it would be to himself.

I would say that I would do the same thing with any other members of the rascals that are still alive.

I noticed that this defense attorney is a very, very intelligent man, and he's very cool and he's very knowledgeable, and I think that personally I'd like to have an attorney like him.

He asked me whether I had seen the movie 'The Color Purple.' I said no she hadn't. And Bobby said, 'Well, it's a terrible picture. They don't make good, decent, moral pictures nowadays.'

I haven't heard from Bobby since May when we had our conversation, but then this thing broke last week, where they arrested him, and we were watching what was going on on the whole deal, and I was actually flabbergasted, at what the then police chief Parks was saying.

I don't know what he meant by 'they're after me.' And then I said, 'You know, Bobby, I'm here for you. If you need any help, give me a call.' And then he did call me about a week later, and wanted to know if I had a good attorney.

Bobby and I have been to various reunions of Our Gang. We've been to like three or four reunions over the past 15 years or so. We were at one in Palm Springs, California.

The reason that MGM hired Bobby for Our Gang was that they could look at him and say, cry, and he'd cry, and not many kids can do that unless they really want to cry.

I said to myself, where are we living? In the United States of America where you're innocent until proven guilty, or Nazi Germany with the Gestapo calling?

Parks said, he's guilty and that's the end of the story.

The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so.

The last time I spoke with Robert was back in May. When his wife was murdered, I talked to several radio stations in defense of him because I know how Bobby Blake really is, and as far as I'm concerned, there's no murder in his heart.

The very act of believing creates strength of its own.

My days of being an absentee dad are well and truly over.

I'm an avid bridge player. I usually go to the local bridge club three or four times a week. I've always been a game-player, and I think bridge is one of the greatest games ever invented. It's too bad that not many young people play it any more.

as kids we counted on our fingers, as we grew up we started counting more on people, now what do you think was more disappointing?

I don't know if a company can have a soul, but I like to think it can.

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

If anything, Calvin Klein is the iconic company in terms of fashion. They do have iconic images for their campaigns.

I never thought of myself as a king. People really want you to be their deity. They forget the fact that you are a person who has feelings and doubts.

I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice it. I was preoccupied with my teaching and my writing.

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.

It's a small percentile of people who see one dime out of the music business.

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

Let there be more joy and laughter in your living.

Access to the security clearance database would disgorge even more detailed personal information, including the foreign contacts of American officials.

I have an innate instinct for knowing what's going to work.

My house is completely organized from my closets to my drawers.

I'm glad I'm not bisexual. I couldn't stand being rejected by men as well as women.

When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk.

It's about giving the people what they want. So many people have told me that they've made love to my records so what I've delivered this time is an album about sex. Pretty much every song has that theme. Straight no chasers, it's booty music!

I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.

Confine yourself to the present.

You can get excited about the future. The past wont mind.

You are obligated to understand that you are unique in the world. There has never been anyone like you because of there were there would be no need for you to exist. You are an utterly new thing in creation. Your life goal is to realize this uniqueness.

I'm not really one for fancy, big words and poetry, and the scriptwriters worked very hard on 'Paradise Lost' to translate it.