When the war broke out I decided I would be very patriotic. Standing my full height. I presented myself to the Wacs and the to the Waves. And I was rejected - I was an inch too tall.

In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics. I am convinced that in your zeal to fight against our enemies, you, too, have forgotten what you are fighting for.

Wine is one of the agreeable and essential ingredients of life

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

I was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.

We should enjoy food and have fun. It is one of the simplest and nicest pleasures in life.

She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.