Daughter Of Former PM Margaret Thatcher Tells About Mother's Dementia

Carol Thatcher, the daughter of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, wrote in her memoir "A Swim-On Part In The Goldfish Bowl" about her mother's dementia . Some quotes from the book :

" I had always thought of her as ageless, timeless and 100 percent cast-iron damage-proof."

"Whereas previously you never had to say anything to her twice because she'd already filed it away in her formidable memory bank, Mum started asking the same questions over and over again, unaware she was doing so."

Carol Thatcher also wrote of how her mother keeps forgetting that husband died in 2003.

"I had to keep giving her the bad news over and over again. Every time it finally sank in that she had lost her husband of more than 50 years, she'd look at me sadly and say 'Oh' as I struggled to compose myself."

But when a friend asked her mother about Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, "she snapped back into Iron Lady mode and was, utterly engaging."

Katherine Heigel On Ellen DeGeneres And Portia de Rossi

"One of my favorite people of all time is Ms Ellen DeGeneres...just the joy of being able to stand up and say that, in front of everyone you love and care about, in front of everyone you love and care about, in front of each other and walk away legal is huge."

Michael Phelps On Breaking World Records In 2008 Olympic Swimming History In Beijing

" I am at a loss for words right now. I just keep saying to myself 'greatest Olympian of all time' over and over. It hasn't sunk in yet but it's a great thing to hear people say."

Daniel Craig On Being James Bond

"Until my joints go I will keep going as Bond. I have no intention of giving up just yet."

"It is important that we make the best movies possible, so I can hopefully sit back in semi-retirement at some point and look back and think they were wonderful movies," the 40-year-old Bond told The Sun tabloid during breaks between filming the latest Bond film "The Quantum Solace".

Paris Hilton Issues Rebuttal To A Republican Presidential Campaign Ad

Paris Hilton the blonde celebrity thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate John McCain, spoofs a tart rebuttal Tuesday on the comedy Website Funny or Die. McCain launched an ad last week comparing Democratic rival Barack Obama to Hilton and Britney Spears, suggesting Obama was no more than a celebrity candidate unready to lead the nation.

Scantily-clad, Paris Hilton spoofs : "Hey America, I'm Paris Hilton and I'm a celebrity, too. Only I'm not from the olden days and I'm not promising change like the other guy. I'm just hot," Hilton said reclining in a pool chair in a revealing bathing suit and a pair of pumps."

"But then that wrinkly, white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad, which I guess means I'm running for president. So thanks for the endorsement white-haired dude."

Sandra Bullock On Being A Celebrity

" I am the worst celebrity on the planet. I don't schmooze, and I don't know how to dress right. I think I want to go in the opposite way and screw it up almost because I don't want to be held responsible. But I enjoy certain aspects of the working business. I don't know if I'm ready to give those up yet, but I'm definitely pulling back a lot."

Maria Shriver On Her Favorite Arnold Schwarzenneger Movie

"True Lies or Twins. That is who Arnold is : funny. That's what caught my attention, believe it or not, about him - that he was irreverent, funny, free-spirited. I hadn't met anybody like that."

Asked how she can help her children become who they are, she said : "I try to say to my children, I love you for who you are. You don't have to get into some fancy college. You don't have to go off and become President of the United States. If you want to go off and open a coffee shop or a bakery, I love you. And you alone, are good enough.

(Quoted from TIME, Vol. 171, no.18, 2008)