Right after Dynasty ended I had a facelift and laser surgery to get rid of lines around my eyes.

I played with dolls until I was 15. My mother encouraged it because my older sister got married when she was 15, so Mom thought that the longer I stayed with dolls, the better.

It doesn't matter if I don't succeed in something, what matters is that I learn from my mistakes.

Aaron Spelling went further than anyone has ever gone for television.

I'm not obsessed by how I look or with being reed thin, but I do think that as a woman in my 50s, I have 40 years ahead. Looking after yourself goes hand in hand with looking good.

I always looked for a man to rescue me and bring me happiness. I bought into that myth, of course, and looked for my own Prince Charming.

You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right.

I was looking very much for a career. My second marriage to Stan Herman had ended, and I wanted very much to be independent, not take alimony from him, be on my own, do the right thing.

I was born in Connecticut. But my parents brought my sister and I to L.A. when-Hollywood, actually, when i was 6 months old.

If there's no inner peace, people can't give it to you. The husband can't give it to you. Your children can't give it to you. You have to give it to you.

I no longer need to be someone's wife. I'm doing okay as I am.

Dreams in your life are like light bulbs that brighten your room. But having them on the ceiling is just not enough

The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.

The earth is a used Kleenex on the universe's nightstand.

To be original one needs to learn the ideas of other painters in order to be different from them.

Never insult a writer. You may find yourself immortalized in ways you may not appreciate.

Poetry is a kind of ingenious nonsense.

I think it's very interesting that [doctors] privilege the self that is saying, "I don't want to die," but want to discount the self that said, "I want to allow natural death in such a situation."

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.

You might make that a double.

Spread your love and fly.