Dean Martin

"You're only as good as your last picture"

"Half of the world's troubles come from people taking themselves too seriously"

"I like women. I don't understand them, but I like them"

"The most important thing in life is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made"

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day"

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach him to fetch your slippers"

"Everybody wants to be liked, but not everybody wants to do the liking"

"The key to a successful life is knowing when to hold them and when to fold them"

"I'd rather be a has-been than a never-was"

"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a very comfortable chair to be miserable in"

"Living well is the best revenge against mediocrity"

"A man should always have something to look forward to"

"The greatest luxury is not having to explain yourself"

"Time is the one thing you can't buy more of"

"I never worry about the future. It comes soon enough"

"You need three things to be happy: something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for"

"A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself"

"What's the point of worrying about tomorrow when today is so bad?"

"The best things in life are free, but they're usually occupied"

"Life is too short to take seriously all the time"

"You can't make the same mistake twice. The second time it's not a mistake, it's a choice"

"Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to be insulted before"

"I'm not smart enough to be lucky"

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, most are stronger at the broken places"

"You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake"

"Real sophistication is knowing what to overlook"

"Admiration is the furthest I can go in the direction of love"

"I'd like to think I'm what every man wants to be and every woman wants to be with"

"Life's greatest pleasure is doing the things people say you cannot do"

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now"