You know, theres endorphins in laughter, as there are endorphins in running in the park.

I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.

It's fascinating for us women to begin looking at our lives in five-year plans. It really does help you keep on track. If that's too hard, start with a two-year plan.

The rejection that we all take and the sadness and the aggravation and the loss of jobs and all of the things that we live through in our lives, without a sense of humor, I don't know how people make it.

I was an educated girl. I'd done very well in school. I had a good point average and graduated from USC as an English teacher. My dad didn't even finish high school.

Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing. That's one of the greatest things about life its wonderful surprises.

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