“I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up.”

“my life has been wonderful. I have done what I felt like. I was given courage and I was given adventure and that has carried me along. And then also a sense of humor and a little bit of common sense. It has been a very rich life.”

“It is not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.”

“Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!”

“The best way to keep young is to keep going in whatever it is that keeps you going. With me that's work, and a lot of it. And when a job is finished, relax and have fun.”

“I am not bound to please thee with my answer.”

“Things are often spoke and seldom meant.”

“Honest plain words best pierce the ear of grief.”