“I think we have to assume we have one life. Though, having said that, ...” — Leslie Bricusse Quote

“I think we have to assume we have one life. Though, having said that, I did write a song called 'You Only Live Twice.' I'll settle for that.”

“When you live in a world of imagination, your imagination doesn't necessarily grow old with you.”

“Writing songs and lyrics is not that different from doing the 'Times' crossword every morning. They both give you a good mental workout.”

“There is an unfortunate side effect of being a person of few words: Sometimes people will assume you are less intelligent than you are.”

“Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.”

“I was always a clown. In the eighth grade I won a city speech contest by doing an Eddie Murphy routine. I'm no good at public speaking, but if I can assume a role and speak as that person, then I'm fine. When I had to give a book report, I always did it in character.”