Ain't nothin' an ol' man can do but bring me a message from a young one.

Love is like playing checkers. You have to know which man to move.

Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody.

Black women, white women- all of them. I'm colorblind. I don't know the difference. I only know you're a human being and you're my children.

Anytime you see me with my arms around an old man, I'm holding him for the police.

My husband was so ugly, he used to stand outside the doctor’s office and make people sick.

It's no disgrace to be old. But damn if it isn't inconvenient.

The teenagers aren't all bad. I love 'em if nobody else does. There ain't nothing wrong with young people. Jus' quit lyin' to 'em.

A woman is a woman until the day she dies, but a man's man only as long as he can

I don't want nothing old but some old money. Buy me some young ideas. That's what I'm gonna do with it.

Use those brains that God put in your head.

Without even knowing, humanity actually worships not an Entity, rather a mental state.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.

I like Australia less and less. The hateful newness, the democratic conceit, every man a little pope of perfection.

Going to Catholic school was what fueled me into comedy. The nuns were so brutal so I used to try to make my friends laugh.

I don't believe in happy endings but I believe in happy journeys.

Growing up, it was tough to balance, but looking back I appreciate my parents' efforts to make sure I was well-rounded.

As a midwife, I am immersed in Oxytocin day and night.

The only durable community is the one that embraces the whole planet, wild and tame . . .

Every artistic form reflects the dynamism that is constantly building up the life of feeling.