Didn't we, like our grandchildren, begin with a childhood we thought would never end? Now, all of a sudden, I'm older than my parents were when I thought they were old.

Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.

Repeat nothing - absolutely nothing - that is told you in confidence. There is no such thing as telling just one person.

Power, like fear, had a taste. But power tasted better.

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

I have a theory that since everyone is always dieting, no one at a convention dinner ever eats the potatoes. Therefore, they go back to the kitchen uneaten. And the next night they reappear at another convention. Therefore, one should never eat the potatoes. Who knows? They may be six or seven years old.

So, if you have a grandma, thank the good Lord above, and give your grandmamma hugs and kisses, for grandmothers are to love.