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

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.

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.

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

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.

The devil's happy when the critics run you off.

No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.

They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

Quite frankly, I've always listened to the black side of the radio dial. Where I grew up, there was a lot of it and there was a lot of live music around.

What has no shadow has no strength to live.

Standing, as I do, in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone (On the eve of her execution)

Ecology is often confused with environmentalism, while in fact, environmentalism often leaves out the fact that people, too, can be a legitimate part of an ecosystem.

I hate games I can't win.

The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.

I wasn't at all sure I could make that sort of leap into that sort of comic book reality.