Doris Day

It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a housewife in a good marriage.

Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.

I'm tired of being thought of as Miss Goody Two-Shoes... the girl next door, Miss Happy-Go-Lucky.

If I'd find a dog, I'd try to find the owner, of course, but it was mine! I just can't live without them; I love them so much. I have cats, too. People call me all the time and say, 'We know of a couple of cats people don't care for,' and I say, 'Bring them!' That's it - two words. I'm always open for that.

I don't even like parties.

Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

When I was a teeny little girl, I was in dancing school, and I sang.

I don't know if I want to get married again.

The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know youll grow out of it.

I never retired.

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

I liked being married instead of the girl who's looking for a guy.

I've just always loved animals.

I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I want to wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile, and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.

I had a wonderful family including my aunts, uncles and cousins but they've all gone to heaven.

When I was a teeny little girl, I was in dancing school, and I sang. We had to put a dance to a song, so I went to the 10-cent store one day and looked at all the sheet music. It was all laid out, and I picked 'Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries.'

I've never met an animal I didn't like, and I can't say the same thing about people.

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.

I'm going to do as much as I can for the animal world, and I'll never stop.

If there is a Heaven, I'm sure Rock Hudson is there because he was such a kind person.

It was the only ambition I ever had not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star but to be a housewife in a good marriage.

I like Michael Buble.

Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden.

I rented a place that I could have dogs - not in my house. I rented a big place. And I was able to have the SPCA every end of the week bring many, many dogs to me. They all were in nice places, clean, everything was fine. I took good care of them. And so many people called.

The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band.

Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.

Any girl can look glamorous... just stand there and look stupid.