Jimmy Durante Quotes

Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.

Politics is developing more comedians than radio ever did.

Food became secondary

Be nice to people on your way up becuase you meet them on your way down

That's the conditions that prevail!

Don't put no constrictions on da people. Leave 'em ta hell alone.

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.

I don't know where it's going, but I'm sticking with it!

I hate music, especially when it's played.

Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down.

I was hurt so deep that I made up my mind never to hurt anybody else, no matter what. I never made jokes about anybody's big ears, their stut- terin', or about them bein' off their nut.

Did you ever get the feeling that you wanted to go,
But still had the feeling that you wanted to stay,
You knew it was right, wasn't wrong.
Still you knew you wouldn't be very long.
Go or stay, stay or go,
Start to go again and change your mind again.
It's hard to have the feeling that you wanted to go,
But still have the feeling that you wanted to stay.
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, si, do.
I'll go.
I'll stay.

Everybody wants ta get inta da act!

Inka dinka doo, a dinka dee, A dinka doo. Oh, what a tune for crooning. Inka dinka doo, a dinka dee A dinka doo. It's got the whole world spooning.