I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew, leaders who told us when things were tough and that we'd have to sacrifice, and that these difficulties might last awhile. They didn't tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose.

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.

Cherish your friends and family as if your life depended on it. Because it does.

Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.