Every decorative piece in this house is my feeling, my choice.

Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.

I love being Italian.

It's important for us to latch onto the people that we love.

I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.

I am from Brooklyn, NY, so we could not have many pets, but I always had at least two dogs.

Shelley was an idol of mine -- and many -- an extraordinary woman with powerful charisma, enormous talent and a keen, perceptive mind.

Pet me, touch me, love me, that's what I get when I perform. That's when I'm really getting what I want.

I have learned that you can communicate on a very deep level with any living form. Thats why my gardens bloom and my animals are so healthy-because I communicate with them.

I made the decision a long time ago that I had an obligation to my children that I happily fulfilled.

Id like to be a lion... they are very family-oriented. Unfortunately. too many wild animals are afraid at what man can do to them.

Be a Samurai.Because you just never know what's behind the freaking sky.

It is doubtful we can be Christian in anything unless we are Christian in everything.

One is born into a herd of buffaloes and must be glad if one is not trampled under foot before one's time.

The generous Mind least regards money, and yet most feels the Want of it.

The only real antidote to worry or problems is systematic, purposeful action in the direction of your goals.

The average individual spends many, many lifetimes meditating and seeking and chewing bubblegum and doing things like that to attain the experience of samadhi.

Worship isn't an event to attend & watch. It's a lifestyle to be lived.

We suffer from the illusion that the faster we run, the more likely we are to grasp happiness. The truth is that the velocity necessary for success rarely exceeds the rate of reflection.

And, just for good measure, here are a handful of runners up: For now the seventh summer carries you, A wanderer, across the lands and waters.

I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.