Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.

- Annette Funicello

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

- Annette Funicello

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

- Annette Funicello

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change.

- Annette Funicello

I am the creator of my reality

- Annette Funicello

You have a deeper, wiser, loving self that you can always ask for help.

- Annette Funicello

Pain is a part of life...misery is an option.

- Annette Funicello

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

- Annette Funicello

In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

- Annette Funicello