[On being asked in her later years if she were Tallulah:] I'm what's left of her, dahling.

They aren't making mirrors like they use to.

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one.

Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there's no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.

Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know - I've been using it for years.

I think the Republican party should be placed in drydock and have the barnacles scraped off its bottom.

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.