“I recognize them for what they were. 'DeDe Dinah,' 'Ginger Bread,' com...” — Frankie Avalon Quote

I recognize them for what they were. 'DeDe Dinah,' 'Ginger Bread,' come on. They're fun things. They're middle of the road. It wasn't really rock and roll. I don't know what it was, but it was something accepted and bought, and people still like them. When I reminiscence on stage, people respond. They really like those songs.

I studied with Seymour Rosenfeld, who was first trumpeter of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life.

'Grease' is the most successful thing I've ever been part of. It spans generations.

Darwin himself recorded the fact that he accepted the Malthusian idea.

I have just come from the castle, where I have seen the president of the republic, and I can tell you that he has accepted all of my proposals without making any changes.

It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free.

If I just produce the transparent ideal accepted by the Western experts, a process of privatization which will be very good but never happen, that means nothing.

As a young kid, I had a great background. My grandfather was a minister; I have two uncles that were ministers, and so I had that spiritual background. I accepted Christ early as a kid.