Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child.

Don't forget to tell your favorite people that you love them.

Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.

Good luck needs no explanation.

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since.

You've got to S-M-I-L-E To be H-A-Double-P-Y

Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.

I don’t like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things.

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.

On the whole she found erring children easier to deal with than their frantic parents, confirming her conclusion that marriage did strange things to the adult mind.

For life we need three things only: nourishment, love, and peace.

I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.'

Shall we, because we walk on our hind feet, assume to ourselves only the privilege of imperishability?

Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.

The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.

Like I've said many times before, I'm always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they're beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example.

Funnily enough, it is the subject one dreads talking about at length one ends up talking about at length, often without the slightest provocation.

It is good to say it aloud: 'Nothing has happened.' Once again: 'Nothing has happened.' Does that help?"

Being tall and big was probably more painful than being black.