The majority work to make a living; some work to acquire wealth or fame, while a few work because there is something within them which demands expression...Only a few truly love it.

And the truth shall bear witness of itself.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.

My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.

And now we step to the rhythm of miracles. --from The Light, That Never Dies

I have always done my sketches, as people would say, for the fun of it... I have worked to amuse myself, and if it has amused the public as well, so much the better for me.

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.

A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.

Underneath the visible problems with reading and writing lies the deeper problem of 'illearnacy': an acquired disabling of learning courage and learning initiative.

Society is composed of two great classes, those that have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners.

I do think sometimes people get morally superior without understanding situations.

I like doing films and I wish that I could do more but I still have to audition. I don't get offered starring roles in movies even though I've written and starred in a movie.