Sophie Tucker

"I'm a woman of strength and grace."

"The future is what we make it."

"I've never let fear stop me."

"Life rewards those who dare."

"I'm here to stay."

"I've been things and seen places, and I've learned that life is too short to waste on regrets."

"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future."

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."

"The road to success is always under construction."

"I always say, keep a diary and one day it'll keep you."

"Youth is the first act in the play of life, but age writes the better scenes."

"I've raised three children and said no to a thousand proposals."

"Don't be afraid to make mistakes; they're the tuition you pay for success."

"Love is wonderful, but it won't pay the rent."

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it."

"Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself."

"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt."

"I never worry about the future, it comes soon enough."

"Age is no barrier; it's a limitation you accept or reject."

"The greatest gift you can give is your honest self."

"Money may not buy happiness, but it certainly stops unhappiness."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, but they'll remember how you made them feel."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal—it's the courage that counts."

"The world needs laughter as much as it needs hope."

"I am my own woman, and that's the greatest role I've ever played."

"Keep moving forward; standing still is falling behind."

"Life taught me that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but independence is better."

"Don't save your best self for later; use it now."

"The stage was my therapy and my pulpit."

"I've never needed a man to complete me; I've only needed them to enhance my life."