What curious little corners of folly are to be found in even the sanest brain!

I am said to be the most beautiful woman in Europe. About that, of course, I cannot judge because I cannot know. But about the other queens, I know. I am the most beautiful queen in Europe.

Nothing is ours really, not even our own souls!

My love for my country is my religion.

in much knowledge there is also much grief.

Fashion exists for women with no taste, etiquette for people with no breeding.

We who are placed above the crowd are not climbing ... so we are never out of breath.

Are all ends of life so sad?

Power is a companion it is not easy to part with, when it goes, the zest of life goes with it. With dry eyes and clenched fist, one stares after it, jealous of the next one it will single out.

To be entirely happy in marriage, the same thing must be important to both.

Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.

either on a competitive or a cartel basis.

I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.

I'd be smiling and chatting away, and my mind would be floating around somewhere else, like a balloon with a broken string.

If I had to perform in a comedy club I would bomb; I would be trying too hard.

Being Henry Fonda's daughter got me started. But it didn't keep me working.

I did Shakespeare in college and the nerves I got doing Shakespeare are the same nerves I get doing 'Mad Men.'

Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways.

Christ before me, Christ behind me,Christ in me.

Progress is more important than perfection.