“I've found that the more friends I have, the luckier I am.” — Johnny Mathis Quote

I've found that the more friends I have, the luckier I am.

I was a mediocre basketball player. But I was there, and I could remember the plays. And my basketball coach, after he retired from teaching, would come to my performances all the time. And I was very happy about that, because I was not memorable as a basketball player.

I have one room off my kitchen filled with nothing but cookbooks and recipes that are sent to me from around the world. Every two years, I have to go through them and pick out ones to send to the local schools. There's a need for books, especially cookbooks.

As long as those things are on vinyl or tape or what have you, the record companies are going to release them someday.

The harder you work the luckier you get.

Any new country I go, I realize the less I know, and the luckier I feel.

The philosophy of my life is the harder I worked, the luckier I got.

I am black in a predominantly white industry, and I have been luckier than most.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.