[On husband Phil Donahue:] The man does not know the meaning of the word tidy. He asked me one day, 'Where are my shoes?' So I asked him, 'Where are my shoes?' I don't know what it is about men. They think that women have radar attached to our uteruses.

Never face facts; if you do, you'll never get up in the morning.

If you want to get somewhere in six months, you're not going to get there by wishing it.

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.

I think that there's got to be a comic gene in some way, but it's so much about it is how you grow up.

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.

Despite our ever-connective technology, neither Skype nor Facebook - not even a telephone call - can come close to the joy of being with loved ones in person.