Ruth Westheimer : (5) " I’m all for any place, any way, any media that can help people connect with somebody and not be lonely. " - Ruth Westheimer " I once went with my grandson to a county fair where you shoot a water pistol at the clown’s mouth. We came home with twelve stuffed animals and a goldfish. " - Ruth Westheimer " In 1947 and ’48, everybody in then-Palestine belonged to some group. I chose the group that was the forerunner of the Israel Defense Forces. " - Ruth Westheimer " Every person deserves respect. " - Ruth Westheimer " I tell people with children still in the house to go out once a week and talk about anything but the children. Otherwise, once you are an empty nester you might have nothing to talk about. " - Ruth Westheimer