I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.

It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.

You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good.

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

Getting old is not for sissies.

Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother's old farmhouse -- all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.

You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.

If everyone likes you, you're not doing it right.

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

When you go back in time, you will find out that the ones you said NO To, Were the ones who truly loved you.

The wealth that we acquire with God’s help will not become a source of tears if it belongs to God.

...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.

What is my nothingness to the stupor that awaits you?

The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

There is a time to deliberate... and a time to act. Learn to recognize which is which, and act accordingly.

At a certain point, you realize you have a responsibility more behind yourself and your need for adrenaline. I'm glad I did things in my 20s that were more reckless.

Man can only know the nagation, never the position of ultimate reality.

Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with.

Your mind is your prison when you focus on your fear.