The happiest people I know are not those who are the most beautiful, rich or famous. The happiest people I see are simply those who stay cheerful and try to cheer up others while getting through their own bad stuff

Being somebody is better than not being somebody vis à vis what you want out of life. If you want to talk to interesting people and have them talk to you, and if you want enough money to live someplace pleasant and to go on trips and be able to help people you love, you simply have to be somebody.

Work with the raw material you have, namely you, and never let up.

Two warm bodies and one cold bottle of champagne will produce something more wonderful than would happen without the champagne.

good girls go to heaven and bad girls go everywhere

It's unrealistic to think you can only have one good product. People are not that poor. They can buy what they want.

I've just been so lucky. I don't know if you're really able to take advantage of your full potential until you're older. There are a few people who are incredibly gifted and make it when they are very young, but I didn't. With women it takes longer. You just keep working and when you finally get it, it feels very, very nice.