There came a moment in my life when I realized that I had stepped into another part of my life. I used to walk into a room full of people and think, do they like me? And one day I walk in and I thought, do I like them?

I enjoy speaking to other women about turning 50, and how we can enjoy it, and how we can explore it

I try to treat people the way I would like to be treated, but I can't worry about what everyone's going to think.

I'm about to become a member of the Chemists Society of America. I'm very proud of that

Success doesn't mean that you are healthy, success doesn't mean that you're happy, success doesn't mean that you're rested. Success really doesn't mean that you look good, or feel good, or are good

If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it

When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity.