Beauty comes from within; a greedy, avaricious, gossipy woman cannot be beautiful.

I'm not the type to sit on the porch and watch life go by.

Whatever happens, never happens by itself.

I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo.

If you love living, you try to take care of the equipment.

When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.

I have never retired - I have averaged 40 working weeks a year since 1933.

I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.

To love God is to love your neighbour.

When a mother elevates her communication, she naturally elevates the outcomes of her child's life since a mother's words become her child's universe of possibilities.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momen

I think if everyone would write down the funny stories from their own childhoods, the world would be a better place.

Long-term success is never achieved on our own. The phrase 'a self-made man' is a myth all along the way we need support.

A fool and his money are quickly parted.

Often does good come out of evil. But that is God's, not man's plan.

You can't trust other people. If it's important, you have to do it yourself.

Comfort is perennially important. Dance clothes are so comfortable and I try to find that in regular clothing as welling.

...his love was too much for him, he felt paralyzed, he wanted to sleep inside her lungs and breathe her blood and be smothered.