“If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it you might as well laugh about it now.”

“I am happy. I have a wonderful marriage. I was in a not-great second marriage for 20 years, then I fell in love with Steve, my first husband, again, and we remarried. I wore the dress from our first wedding in 1982 - it was tight, but I could get into it.”

“I didn't know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don't know their mothers had it; that's the sad thing about depression. You know, you don't function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void.”

“You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.”

“I don't claim to know everything. I claim to be a seeker of knowledge.”

“Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.”

“You can do everything you can to try to stop bad things from happening to you, but eventually things will happen, so the best prevention is a positive attitude.”

“If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it you might as well laugh about it now.”

“Life can be real tough ... you can either learn from your problems or keep repeating them over and over.”