He sprang from the grass roots of the country clubs of America.

I'm the only topless octogenarian in Washington.

I live by three rules: I eat when I'm hungry, sleep when I'm tired and scratch when I itch.

Never trust a man who combs his hair straight from his left armpit.

I valued my independence from an early age and was always something of a individualist … Well, a show-off anyway.

He sprang from the grass roots of the country clubs of America.

My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.