Tiny Tim Quotes & Sayings

Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-been. — Tiny Tim

I hope I don't give music a bad name. — Tiny Tim

As long as my voice is here, and there is a Holiday Inn waiting for me, then everything's just swell. — Tiny Tim

Be content to be what you are; shiny stones and silver bangles only make you look what you really are. — Tiny Tim

Keep walking and keep smiling. — Tiny Tim

Don't bury me with anyone old. — Tiny Tim

I'd love to see Christ come back to crush the spirit of hate and make men put down their guns. I'd also like just one more hit single. — Tiny Tim

I was trying to find an original style that didn't sound like Tony Bennett or anyone else. So I prayed about it, woke up with this high voice, and by 1954, I was going to amateur nights and winning. — Tiny Tim

I remember in '37 when trolley cars were so big in New York. It was five cents for a ride ... There used to be open-air buses, and you could go up a spiral staircase and sit up on top. Those were great, great days. — Tiny Tim

When I look at great singers like Sinatra, Bennett and (Tom) Jones, I see great performers that can really move an audience. I really consider myself a troubadour privately and a song-plugger publicly. — Tiny Tim

The style sounded like I look. What good would it do if I sounded like Sinatra? People would look at me and look at him and choose him. — Tiny Tim

In order to have a TV series, you have to have a good idea for the story. — Tiny Tim

Believe it or not, I'd love to go to the moon. — Tiny Tim

I had simply been inspired by Arthur Godfrey (40's) and Ukulele Ike and Cliff Edwards (20's). In there day, they were huge in this country. I bought Godfrey's book "You Too Can Learn To Play Ukulele" and taught myself. It's a very romantic instrument. You can take it on a canoe. — Tiny Tim

I'm the first has-been star singer ever to sing with the circus. I mean, Presley sang with the circus, but that was before he became a star. — Tiny Tim

Death is never polite, even when we expect it. — Tiny Tim