what's life good fer anyhow? The minute you crawl into the world for no good reason of yer own, it's got you licked four ways from the ace.

In my long and colorful career, one thing stands out: I have been misunderstood.

Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? (She made this remark in February 1936, at the railway station in Los Angeles upon her return from Chicago, when a Los Angeles police officer was assigned to escort her home)

You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

The score never interested me, only the game.

If you put your foot in it, be sure it's your best foot.

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.