Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go.

There are things in this world that no human being should be able to endure. We should die of heartbreak, but we do not. Instead, we are forced to survive, to bear witness.

He's wrong he's so he's so wrong he's more wrong than an upside-down rainbow.

I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.

Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.

I don't like going out. I hate clubs. I hate being around too many people. I love my home and staying in bed and watching Dancing With the Stars or reading a Danielle Steel novel. I'm kind of boring.

To combat hatred directed toward a person, a Buddhist cultivates loving kindness toward that person.

Plus, publishing's inherent conservatism, means that what little did get through was weighted towards the commercial end of the scale, which is not the kind of writing that excites me.

Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.

There are screens at the gas station, there are screens at the shopping mall. And they all need content.

Signs must be read with caution. The history of Christendom is replete with instances of people who misread the signs.