“I do the things I like to do. It’s sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby.”–Harry Connick, Jr., former resident of New Canaan

“Pride is not the worst of sins. In fact, it’s one of the most interesting ones.”–Gene Wilder, former Stamford resident

“Fame is only good for one thing — they will cash your check in a small town.”–Truman Capote, former Greenwich resident

“It’s best if you can do things with a sense of humor and finesse.”–Eartha Kitt, former Westport resident

“Paris is always a good idea.”–Audrey Hepburn

“The first wealth is health.”–Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”–Benjamin Franklin

“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.”–John Ed Pearce

“Big girls need big diamonds.”–Elizabeth Taylor

“There is no sincerer love than the love of food.”–George Bernard Shaw

“You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”–Babe Ruth