"I had a hell of a lot of will power! A hell of a will power, you understand? And it was very useful to me."

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“Every age has its happiness and troubles.”

“I took pleasure when I could... I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.”

“I had to wait 110 years to become famous... I intend to enjoy it as long as possible.”

“I wait for death... and journalists.”

“I have got only one wrinkle, and I am sitting on it.”

“I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.”

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