A healthy outside starts from the inside.

I know it sounds hokey but I think, ultimately, on television you can`t hide who you are.

Charge forward with hope and get the best medical advice you can. Talk to your friends, neighbors, family, and together you attack it. We can`t always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react to it.

Series work is just grueling.

I think my longevity has a lot to do with where I come from - a blue-collar town in Ohio - and how I was raised: to work hard and respect other folks.

I`ve cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career.

There was an inquiry just last week about the new Bette Midler show, and I just didn`t want to do that.

While there`s time left, I want to do different kinds of things.

I`m not ready for another series. I have fun doing other kinds of things.

"I think my longevity has a lot to do with where I come from -- a blue-collar town in Ohio -- and how I was raised: to work hard and respect other folks."

"I know it sounds hokey but I think, ultimately, on television you can`t hide who you are. It is why people are always coming up to me, not to talk about my shows but about their families, their pets. They obviously feel comfortable with me."

"Charge forward with hope and get the best medical advice you can. Talk to your friends, neighbors, family, and together you attack it. We can`t always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react to it." (Wisconsin speech, 2001)