Bea Arthur Quotes

I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they all sang with me!

Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.

In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there's no juice in that for me.

I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.

I'm not playing a role. I'm being myself, whatever the hell that is.

All this time I've just wanted to be blonde, beautiful and 5 feet 2 inches tall.

Making lasting gifts for animals in our estate plans is perhaps the single most important thing we can do to ensure animals have the strongest possible voice for their protection.

You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There's a lot of crap out there.

I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.

But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time.

I was raised in the theater and, as it turned out, a TV show was like performing a new one-act play. So, it was really no different.

I can't imagine working without and audience.

I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.

At least I'm not playing other people for a change. It's a very odd place to be... I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.