I was an only child and I had a mother and father who were just – there wasn’t a straight man in the house, and I mean that in a very nice way. They were fun, and we would laugh a lot.
BETTY WHITEYou can always tell about somebody by the way they put their hands on an animal.
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During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy the radios, so he would trade them for dogs. He built kennels in the backyard, and he cared for the dogs.
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I’m not what you might call sexy, but I’m romantic. Let’s put it that way.
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Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don’t get that laugh, there’s something wrong.
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It’s fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.
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I’m having the time of my life and the fact that I’m still working – how lucky can you get? I’m 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That’s a privilege.
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Wendy Malick and Valerie Bertinelli make fun of me, but I take care of my health – I don’t abuse it.
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I think older women still have a full life.
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I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.
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I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
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Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.
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I go out to the kitchen to feed the dog, but that’s about as much cooking as I do.
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I think a lot of people like hidden-camera shows where they think they’re spying on somebody who doesn’t know they’re looking at them. And nobody takes it seriously – you either enjoy it and get a laugh out of the reactions or not.
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If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing.
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Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way.
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I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.
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I’ve worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I’m so proud of all they’ve done to advance veterinary medicine for animals worldwide.
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You can always tell about somebody by the way they put their hands on an animal.
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I don’t get political.
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A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.
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I’m in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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I have the backbone of an eel.
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Why retire from something if you’re loving it so much and enjoying it so much, and you’re blessed with another group of people to work with like the gang on ‘Hot in Cleveland?’ Why would I think of retiring? What would I do with myself?
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I’m in the acting business. That’s the ego business.
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I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It’s that simple.
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I think that a show that is as successful as ‘The Golden Girls’ is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. If you don’t feel proud to be part of a show that has that kind of track record, then shame on you, because that’s a privilege.
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I have my golden retriever now, Pontiac. He’s a career-change guide dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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