Fame has a special burden, which I might as well state here and now. I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. But what goes with it can be a burden

In spite of everything life is not without hope.

Men are climbing to the moon, but they don’t seem interested in the beating human heart.

People respect you because they feel you've survived hard times and endured, and although you've become famous, you haven't become phony.

Don't stop when you're tired; stop when you're done.

Gee, I never thought I had an effect on people until I was in Korea.

All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: 'Don't hide these things from me. I'd rather you ask me these things straight out, and I'll answer all your questions.'