I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air

Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward.

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.

Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.

With persistent endeavour, you can fulfilled your dreams.

My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.

Often, the most striking and innovative solutions come from realizing that your concept of the problem was wrong.

Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be.

One of the early signs of sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your emotions to school so they will learn how to behave.

Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for me.

The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.

I'm always glad that other people are way smarter about my poems than I am.

Americans have the right to choose to be unarmed and helpless. Be my guest.

Also CSPAN is really the great treasure of the media as far as getting information.