मेरा मानना है कि जब आप सच बोलते हैं, तो आप किसी को ठेस नहीं पहुँचाते, खासकर तब जब आप पूरी गरिमा के साथ बात रखें।
I say, when you tell the truth, you never offend nobody, particularly if you do it with dignity.
I say, when you tell the truth, you never offend nobody, particularly if you do it with dignity.
जब मैं छोटा था, हमारे घर में संतों की पैंतालीस मूर्तियाँ थीं। क्या कभी आपके साथ ऐसा हुआ है कि जब भी आप बाथरूम जाएँ, नब्बे आँखें आपको देख रही हों?
When I was a boy, we had forty five statues of saints in my house. Ever have ninety eyes looking at you every time you have to go to the bathroom?
When I was a boy, we had forty five statues of saints in my house. Ever have ninety eyes looking at you every time you have to go to the bathroom?
जब मेरी माँ मेरे लिए स्कूल के सैंडविच बनाती थीं—जुकिनी और अंडे, शिमला मिर्च और अंडे, हर चीज़ में अंडे होते थे—तो थैली से तेल टपकता रहता था। उन्हें इस बात की परवाह नहीं होती थी कि मेरा सैंडविच खो जाए—उन्हें तो बस वो भूरे रंग की कागज़ की थैली वापस चाहिए होती थी। वे मुझे आटिचोक (हाथीचक) के सैंडविच दिया करती थीं। आपको अंदाज़ा भी नहीं है कि स्कूल के प्रांगण میں बैठकर एक टुकड़े ब्रेड के साथ आटिचोक खाना कितना शर्मनाक होता है। बहुत से बच्चे तो यह जानते भी नहीं थे कि वह क्या है, और कहते थे, देखो वो आदमी फूल खा रहा है!
When my mother would make me sandwiches for school - zucchini and eggs, pepper and eggs, everything was with eggs - the oil would drip out of the bag. She didn't care if I lost the sandwich - she wanted that brown bag back. She used to give me artichoke sandwiches. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to sit in the schoolyard eating an artichoke with a piece of bread. A lot of kids didn't know what it was, they'd say, Look at that guy eating flowers!
When my mother would make me sandwiches for school - zucchini and eggs, pepper and eggs, everything was with eggs - the oil would drip out of the bag. She didn't care if I lost the sandwich - she wanted that brown bag back. She used to give me artichoke sandwiches. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to sit in the schoolyard eating an artichoke with a piece of bread. A lot of kids didn't know what it was, they'd say, Look at that guy eating flowers!
मेरी बहनों में से एक ऑपेरा सिंगर बनना चाहती थी। इसलिए, हमने उसे प्रशिक्षित करने के लिए कुछ पैसे खर्च किए, क्योंकि हर इतालवी परिवार की इच्छा होती है कि उनके घर में कोई ऑपेरा सिंगर हो। लेकिन गाना तो दूर, उसे तो खांसने में भी परेशानी होती थी। एक दिन, वह शॉवर में 'मैडम बटरफ्लाई' गा रही थी, और उसके तीन दिन बाद जापानियों ने पर्ल हार्बर पर हमला कर दिया।
One of my sisters wanted to be an opera singer. So, we spent a few dollars to try to train her, because Italian people would like to have an opera singer in the family. But she's got trouble coughing, let alone singing. One day, she was in the shower singing 'Madame Butterfly,' three days later the Japs attacked Pearl Harbor.
One of my sisters wanted to be an opera singer. So, we spent a few dollars to try to train her, because Italian people would like to have an opera singer in the family. But she's got trouble coughing, let alone singing. One day, she was in the shower singing 'Madame Butterfly,' three days later the Japs attacked Pearl Harbor.
मुझे पता था कि मुझे यह पसंद है क्योंकि मैं असफलता को झेल सकता था। मैं एक पेशेवर फाइटर की तरह था—जो लगातार 20 बार हारने के बाद भी बस एक जीत हासिल करना चाहते हैं।
I knew I loved it because I could take the failures. I was like a professional fighter - they're beat 20 times in a row and they just want that one win.
I knew I loved it because I could take the failures. I was like a professional fighter - they're beat 20 times in a row and they just want that one win.
मुझे याद है कि थैंक्सगिविंग के दिन सभी बच्चों को मुर्गे की टांग (ड्रमस्टिक) चाहिए होती थी। तब हम चार भाई-बहन थे। खैर, आज आप सुपरमार्केट में जाकर 12 ड्रमस्टिक खरीद सकते हैं। सालों पहले ऐसा करना मुमकिन नहीं था। इसलिए मैं दो साल तक मुर्गे की गर्दन चूसता रहा। मेरी माँ ने मुझे बताया कि वह पैर है, और मैंने उनकी बात मान ली। मैंने अपने पिता के पास जाकर पूछा, मेरा पैर हमेशा टेढ़ा-मेढ़ा क्यों रहता है? उन्होंने कहा, इस पक्षी को गठिया (अर्थराइटिस) है।
I remember on Thanksgiving all the kids wanted the drumstick. There were four of us then. Well, today you can go into the supermarket and get 12 drumsticks. Years ago you couldn't do that. So I was sucking on the neck for two years. My mother told me it was the leg, and I believed it. I went to my father and said, Why is my leg always cockeyed? He said, The bird has arthritis.
I remember on Thanksgiving all the kids wanted the drumstick. There were four of us then. Well, today you can go into the supermarket and get 12 drumsticks. Years ago you couldn't do that. So I was sucking on the neck for two years. My mother told me it was the leg, and I believed it. I went to my father and said, Why is my leg always cockeyed? He said, The bird has arthritis.
मैं दुनिया का सबसे खराब राजमिस्त्री (ईंटें जोड़ने वाला) था। मैं आपको ऐसी इमारतें दिखा सकता हूँ जिनमें मैंने काम किया है—वे खतरनाक हैं। एक बार मैंने एक खिड़की बंद की। मैं एक ईंट पीछे सेट करना भूल गया और बस काम करता चला गया—और वहाँ मैं गा रहा था 'देयर इज़ नो बिज़नेस लाइक शो बिज़नेस'।
I was the worst bricklayer in the world. I can show you buildings I worked on - they're a hazard. I closed a window one time. I forgot to set back a brick and I just kept going - there I was singing 'There's no business like show business'.
I was the worst bricklayer in the world. I can show you buildings I worked on - they're a hazard. I closed a window one time. I forgot to set back a brick and I just kept going - there I was singing 'There's no business like show business'.
मेरे परिवार में फोन पाने वाले मेरे चाचा सबसे पहले व्यक्ति थे। यह किसी चांद पर जाने जैसा था। वह दौड़ते हुए हमें बताने आए, और हमें बहुत गर्व महसूस हुआ। एक टेलीफोन! अब हमें फोन करने के लिए कैंडी स्टोर नहीं जाना पड़ेगा। हम सबको यह बात बताने लगे। लेकिन तीन दिन तक हमारे चाचा की कोई खबर नहीं आई, तो मेरे पिता को चिंता हुई। उन्होंने कहा, चलो वहाँ चलते हैं। जब हम वहाँ पहुँचे, तो हमारे चाचा बहुत निराश थे। मैंने पूछा, क्या बात है? उन्होंने कहा, मैंने फोन तो ले लिया लेकिन किसी ने मुझे फोन नहीं किया। उन्होंने अपना नंबर किसी को दिया ही नहीं था—उन्हें पता ही नहीं था कि नंबर देना भी पड़ता है!
My uncle was the first one in my family to get a telephone. It was like going to the moon. He came running over to tell us, and we were so proud. A telephone! We didn't have to go to the candy store to phone any more. We went around telling everyone. But we didn't hear from my uncle for three days, so my father got worried. He said, Let's go over there. We got there, and my uncle was very depressed. I asked, What's the matter? He said, I got a telephone and nobody called me. He didn't give his number out - he didn't know that you had to!
My uncle was the first one in my family to get a telephone. It was like going to the moon. He came running over to tell us, and we were so proud. A telephone! We didn't have to go to the candy store to phone any more. We went around telling everyone. But we didn't hear from my uncle for three days, so my father got worried. He said, Let's go over there. We got there, and my uncle was very depressed. I asked, What's the matter? He said, I got a telephone and nobody called me. He didn't give his number out - he didn't know that you had to!
किस्मत वाले होने के मामले में मैं सबसे आगे हूँ।
I'm the best at being lucky.
I'm the best at being lucky.