“Harry and I have been sweethearts and married more than forty years – and no matter where I was, when I put out my hand Harry’s was there to grasp it.”

[When her daughter suggested the President refer in his conversation with foreign dignitaries about lawn care to ‘fertilizer’ instead of to ‘manure’:] But remember, it took me almost thirty years to get him to call it manure.

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature.

It’s very embarrassing to be put on the spot.

I was born on Delaware Street. We have never desired another home.

Such widely different things as war and picnics will surely show a man up.

Mother has to be coerced into doing a lot of things.

I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin.

A woman’s place in public is to sit beside her husband, be silent, and be sure her hat is on straight.

You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it’s going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.

I’ve been looking at used car bargains. I’ll frankly confess I’m scared to death of Fords. I’ve seen and heard of so many turning turtle.

I have a strong tennis arm.

I am somewhat handicapped in doing things with my hands.

The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!

Life’s too short to be a Go-Go for twenty years.

Fame is always a shock to the system; there’s no school to go to, there are no books to read, and when it hits you, it’s a surprise. You could be working for 10, 20 years and when it finally hits you, you get knocked down.

We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years.

My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.

My new single ‘I’m Gonna show you crazy’ is really about knowing it’s okay to not be okay.

I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.

I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow.