[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue.

Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion, and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways - in science, in politics, in every bold intention.

I work a seventeen hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy.

I've led three lives: the acting part, wife and mother - which is a career - and international relations. I'm proud of my career, the first one, and I'm proud of the other two, too.

If you hear someone scream, you shouldn't close the drapes. You should help. You've got to try.

We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and adored wife for fifty-five years of the late and much missed Charles Alden Black.

Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.