Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.

If you can't laugh at yourself, you're cooked!

John Wayne is as tough as an old nut and as soft as a yellow ribbon.

On Michael Jackson and child stardom: He had one of the worst childhoods ever. I think I had the second.

There's still so much more to do. I can't sit back and be complacent, and none of us should be. I get around now in a wheelchair, but I get around.

You can't cry on a diamond's shoulder, and diamonds won't keep you warm at night, but they're sure fun when the sun shines.

The things that are important to me - being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist - are all things that were borne out of great passion.