A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.

I' tired of old people being labeled as worthless,useless,toothless and sexless

At my age, I dont even buy green bananas.

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy

A man blessed with a good mamma and a good wife has no right to complain about anything else.

Failure is a mindset, not a circumstance. I let my experiences strengthen me. You think I fell on my face, but I’m down here doing pushups.

I have found so many angels trapped inside undisputed jargon that I find myself digging at the words, in order to release them, from the books that unfairly captured their soul.

Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low.

I have found that I really am different. There’s nobody like me. And not that it’s good or bad.

When I paint, mysterious things happen. What starts with a void ends with a dialogue.

Without constant activity, the threats of life will soon overwhelm the values.

In the 20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the 30s, you also had to be a voice. And your voice had to match your face, if you can imagine that.

It is better to look suffering straight in the eye, acknowledge and respect it’s presence, and then get busy as soon as possible focusing on things we choose to focus on.

Automatically everybody thinks of me as an actress who is trying to sing. And if I weren't me I'd probably think the same thing.

Be you and I think people will recognize the special things about yourself. Just be you, and be you to the fullest.