Betty White Quotes Page 2

“I love children, the only problem with children: they grow up to be people, and I just like animals better than people. It's that simple.”

“I married my first husband because we wanted to sleep together. It lasted six months and we were in bed for six months.”

“I may be a senior, but so what? I’m still hot.”

“I not only knew Houdini, but we had a very lovely relationship. I really thought we had something going, and then the son of a gun disappeared.”

“I think it's your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and that's a waste of a lovely life. 'Oh... I'm 30, oh, I'm 40, oh, 50.' Make the most of it.”

“I’m a big cockeyed optimist. I try to accentuate the positive as opposed to the negative.”

“I’m a health nut. My favorite food is hot dogs with French fries. And my exercise: I have a two-story house and a very bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs.”

“I’m a teenager trapped in an old body.”

“I’ve always liked older men. They’re just more attractive to me. Of course, at my age, there aren’t that many left!”

“If one has no sense of humor, one is in trouble.”

“It is important that you not believe your own publicity. Be grateful for whatever praise you receive, but take it with a grain of salt.”

“It's your outlook on life that counts. If you don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.”

“Keep the other person’s well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on.”

“Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself keeps you feeling young.”

“Laughter keeps everyone feeling wonderful.”

“Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don’t worry about other people so much.”

“My mother always used to say: The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana.”

“My philosophy for staying young is to act bubbly every day, drink bubbly every birthday!”

“Oh, I don’t need sleep. I just went to my hotel and had a cold hot dog and vodka on the rocks.”

“People say, 'But Betty, Facebook is a great way to connect with old friends.' Well, at my age, if I want to connect with old friends I need a Ouija board.”

“Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way.”

“So you may not be as fast on your feet, and the image in your mirror may be a little disappointing, but if you are still functioning and not in pain, gratitude should be the name of the game.”

“The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.”

“There’s no formula. Keep busy with your work and your life. You can’t become a professional mourner. It doesn’t help you or others. Replay the good times. Be grateful for the years you had.”

“When I'm around animals, I don't pay attention to people.”

“Why do people say 'grow some balls'? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a v*gina. Those things can take a pounding.”

“You can always tell about somebody by the way they put their hands on an animal.”

“You don't fall off the planet once you pass a given age. You don't lose any of your sense of humor. You don't lose any of your zest for life, or your lust for life.”

“You don’t luck into integrity. You work at it.”

“You’re never too old for anything.”