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I smoke ten to fifteen cigars a day. At my age I have to hold on to something.

Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55.

I'm a heavy smoker. I go through two lighters a day.

Three cigarettes in, your body already craves it. It is that addictive.

I'm going to sit back, light up, and hope I don't chew the cigarette to pieces.

At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldn't think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped - and I haven't had a cigarette since.

My worst habit used to be smoking but I quit.

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.