"I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners."

"My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before."

"I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism."

"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone."

"How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!"

"The most important thing is growing old gracefully."