People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.