Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

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.

He knew his words could not convey the impossible love he felt for her, so he held her stare and hoped (prayed!) she would understand the immensity of it all.

If we take the president of GM, they'll make us pay to give him back." (said by a kidnapper)

When the state itself is held to the same moral standards as everyone else, it dies. And that's a wonderful thing.

As a motivation —for humans, but Christians especially— guilt is always wrong and can never move them to do anything He wants of them. Never let them realize that.

This guy is funny. But is he safe? And how much is that worth when the world itself has ceased to exist?

The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability.

The majority don't like me before the curtain goes up, and I always have to win them.

To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.

He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.

He said 'woman' in the same way I'd say 'Mmmm, yummy chocolate.