When women smoke, it is hard for them to quit because they are so worried about their weight; it's a vanity issue and a mindset.

If somebody invented cigarettes today, the government would not legalize them.

My sister and I are both diagnosed with second-hand smoke syndromes. We have never smoked, but we grew up with second-hand smoke our entire lives.

Look at any black-and-white movie; everybody is smoking.

I have an education degree from the University of Minnesota, and I was a teacher for about a minute.

My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.

My grandmother was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, my daughter was a teacher and is now a superintendent in northern California, and my son-in-law is a high school principal. I am surrounded.