You Gotta Love Livin', Baby, 'cause Dyin'

I Said To Mr. Pavarotti Once ... A Marvelous Man And A Great Artist ... I Said To Him ... "maestro, I'm Having Trouble Closing Out A Note So That It's Almost As Thin As A Butter Knife ... Finish It Out Quietly Like That." I Said, "i Have Trouble Doing That. What Do You Think I Should Do?" He Said, "justa Close Up Your Mouth." That's All He Said, And I Fell On The Floor. I Thought He Was Gonna Give Me A Dissertation.

It Was A Staggering Moment When I First Heard The News. Lennon Was A Most Talented Man And Above All, A Gentle Soul. John And His Colleagues Set A High Standard By Which Contemporary Music Continues To Be Measured.

(while Accepting The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award) I've Been Thinking About Why You Have To Get Famous To Get An Award For Helping Other People...if Your Name Is John Doe, And You Work Night And Day Doing Things For Your Helpless Neighbors, What You Get For Your Effort Is Tired. So, Mr. And Mrs. Doe, And All Of You Who Give Of Yourselves, To Those Who Carry Too Big A Burden To Make It On Their Own, I Want You To Reach Out And Take Your Share Of This...because If I Have Earned It, So Too Have You.

It Took Me A Long, Long Time To Learn What I Now Know, And I Don't Want That To Die With Me.

Take A Deep Breath, Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, And Start All Over Again.