Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that I do it. Since God commanded it, even if I had a hundred fathers and mothers, even if I had been a King's daughter, I would have gone nevertheless. I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working. The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers. There's always a great deal of business to be transacted in one's office. There are always visitors it seems to me, an unending stream of them, who come with letters of recommendation, or come actually on substantive business. An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less. We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy. Duty cannot exist without faith. In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention. In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating. It is important that the United States move with all deliberate speed to develop and get into usage alternative fuels that will allow us to end our dependence on foreign oil. We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world. I was in high school, trying to get out of high school. The only thing slowing me up was grades. Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music. We'll get material in there and all of a sudden I'll switch the material around or the order of the show. Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion. A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that. I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build. Kissing someone is pretty intimate, actually very intimate, and your heart always kind of skips a beat before you do that. A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am. What I learned from this movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights: Absitenence can be a very good thing. Especially from box offices where this film is playing. If the picture speaks to me, if it tells me something about myself, then I want it. Then I have to have it. I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can. Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold. An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. But I listen to live recordings of things that I did back in the '70s and then how I've done things since. And there's no doubt about it: if I compare the two, it's like chalk and cheese. My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies. I wanted to write for Broadway. I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant. As long as there is a post and the telephone is not cut off, so long as we have things to tell and joys and anxieties to share - we will be friends. Always.