Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.

I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.

Men are fine, love is fine, it's marriage I'm a little disappointed in.

It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.

[Suggesting her epitaph:] This is too deep for me.

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with.