I absolutely will not allow anyone to call me grandmother. They can call me Auntie Joan, Dee-Dee, Cho-Cho, anything but grandmother. It pushes a woman almost to the grave.

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.

I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.

Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party.

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

Care for your clothes, like the good friends they are

I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

Well, we can skip childhood because I didn't have any. Not one goddam moment on the Good Ship Lollipop.

Make your wardrobe as versatile as an actress. It should be able to play many roles.

Be afraid of nothing.

[To the mother of two unruly children in a restaurant after the woman said she really didn't know what to do with her children:] Have you tried infanticide?

J'ai cueilli ce brin de bruyèreL'automne est morte souviens-t'enNous ne nous verrons plus sur terreOdeur du temps brin de bruyèreEt souviens-toi que je t'attends

You can greet even the dullest acquaintance with pleasure, if you have forgotten their dreary story.

When describing the University of Virginia: Here, We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.

Me? Well, I don't know, I must go to a dictionary and learn what a crook is. I've never been a crook.

To be honest, I am not happy about all the publicity.

Whether to the nation or to the state, no service can be or ever will be rendered by a more able or a more faithful public servant.

And I know I’m about to play second fiddle to another woman, as I should. But my love for you will never change, Maxon.

Taxes will always be lower under a Coalition government

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.

If you want to know what's Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.