The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly.

It's the first time I ever got a standing ovation in the sky.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it.

My dad took me to the racetrack for the first time when I was 2 or 3... Anything with a motor, that was in my blood.

When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.