Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody.

I don't want nothing old but some old money. Buy me some young ideas. That's what I'm gonna do with it.

Love is like playing checkers. You have to know which man to move.

The teenagers aren't all bad. I love 'em if nobody else does. There ain't nothing wrong with young people. Jus' quit lyin' to 'em.

[On turning down an invitation to appear for four minutes on the Ed Sullivan Show:] Honey, it takes Moms four minutes just to get on the stage.

Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody.

[On old age:] You wake up one morning and you got it.