A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop.

When have you ever heard of a cantor or any artist turning anyone down when he is strongly urged to perform?

Playing nuts is a game like any other, neither better than tops, nor worse than cards. The game is played in various ways. There are 'holes' and 'bank' and 'caps.' But every game finishes up in the same way. One boy loses, another wins. And, as always, he who wins is a clever fellow, a smart fellow, a good fellow.

If somebody tells you that you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you so, buy yourself a saddle.

I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art.

They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence.