We didn’t have Facebook in my day, we had a phone book but you wouldn’t waste an afternoon on it

Animals don't lie. Animals don't criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.

I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I'm the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half - half animals and half show business. You can't ask for better than two things you love the most.

I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I'm up and down those stairs all the time. That's my exercise.

Get at least 8 hours of beauty sleep. 9 if you're ugly.

I've always had a bawdy sense of humor. My father was a traveling salesman and he would bring jokes home. He would say, "Honey, you can take this one to school, but you can't take that one to school."

The bottom line is, I'm blessed with good health. On top of that, I don't go around thinking 'Oh, I'm 90, I better do this or I better do that.' I'm just Betty. I'm the same Betty that I've always been. Take it or leave it.