I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.

I only have one wrinkle and I'm sitting on it.

Death doesn't frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.

[On being the oldest living human being:] God must have forgotten me.

My sight is bad, my hearing is bad, I feel bad, but I don't suffer, I don't complain.

I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.

Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life.