When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me.

The Golden Girls certainly proved that there was a large audience for a show about older women.

One of the many reasons I love living in New York is that we get a front row seat to the innumerable thrills that take place here - from conventions and awards shows, to parades and U.N. assemblies. But my favorite New York tradition is the annual New Year's Eve ball-drop on Times Square.

In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was a very exciting, rebellious time.

Chiropractic solved my neck and shoulder pains; it put me back on my feet. I think chiropractic is great!

You can't be happy, if you're not free and you're not fulfilling yourself.

My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.