 I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone. |
| Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others. |
| 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.' |
| Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future. |
| There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion. |
| For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. |
| I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience. |
| The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. |
| I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. |
| I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. |
| 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 thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine. |
| People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. |
| Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same. |
| I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it. |
| If I get married, I want to be very married. |
| 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. |
