I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.

It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.

I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another.

I never thought, in my lifetime, that you'd be able to watch movies, read books and listen to music from a phone, but I guess the technology of tomorrow is here today.

We're not all perfect. People always say to me: "Oh you seem happy all the time." But I'm not happy all the time. I'm a human being. I'm very sensitive. I hurt like anybody else. But I do try my best to have a good attitude and I set about tryin' to take care of myself knowing I'm not going to be exactly right, so I just try to see what I can do to improve every single day.

I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I like looking like I came out of a fairy tale.