You know Moms has been accused of liking young men, and I'm guilty.

If you don't want your children to know the truth about life don't send 'em to the theater to see Moms 'cause I'm gonna tell them THE TRUTH, hear?

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

[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.

Black women, white women- all of them. I'm colorblind. I don't know the difference. I only know you're a human being and you're my children.

Ain't nothin' an ol' man can do but bring me a message from a young one.

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