It seems there's just no room left for elegance in this paper-plate, blue-jean world. And I, for one, think it's a shame.

I hope I'll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan.

I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!

The theater audience is the ultimate teacher, instructing the actor on the degree to which he has executed both the author's and the director's intent.

Marriage, as an institution, is as dead as the dodo bird.

If you keep marrying as I do, you learn everybody's hobby.

You know, I've had a helluva life. Not just the acting part. I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things.

You know, I've had a helluva life.

[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them?

A glorious life is a spark of divinity.

You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations.

If you really think that the enviroment is less important than the economy, try holding your breath while you count your money.

In life you only have to travel 6 inches. That is the distance from your mind to your heart.

I've always had a will to succeed, to win, however you phrase it.

The purpose of education...is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.

Success is like a fart - only your own smells nice.

A Romantic ideology that predates rock glorifies the self-destructive artist as someone who's too honest and delicate for this world... It's not an easy job, and its stresses can take their toll.

If you can help a child, you don't have to spend years repairing an adult.

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading.