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" Because nobody goes through life without a scar. "

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" It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers. "

" When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go. "

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" I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today. "

" Comedy is tragedy - plus time. "

" I am not a person who yells at all, but I realized that I have always felt so good after doing the Tarzan yell, after doing Charo, or screaming as Eunice. "

" My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. "

" Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief. "

" I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these? "

" When I was in college at UCLA, I took a playwriting course. I was all set to be a writer. But I had to take this acting class as a theater arts major. I had to do this scene in a one-act comedy. I just said this line, and then... this laugh happened. I thought, 'Whoa. This is a really good feeling. What have I been missing?' "

" Just scream! You vent, and the body just feels good after a good old yell. "

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" I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking. "

" I have an iPhone, and I can text, and I can use the phone, and I can even take pictures with it. "

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" It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others. "

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" I never felt cynical, and I never felt that I couldn't do what I wanted to do. "