I find that one must accept the people in such a way as they are.

I had hoped that he has mouth smell or something other repelling, but nothing! It was even charming.

We look in... Germany for a superstar. We began with 10,000 people, which applied. From these 10,000, 100 was selected. The jury is unbelievably competent.

I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian.

I have had only two men in four years while he appears every week on the newspapers with another woman.

I find it very beautiful to work in different countries because I see the mentality differences there. It is so rich, one always carries forward something

Without Love, you can't know yourself.

Patience is the gift of possibility. Time is merely an illusion. People lack patience, which is why time becomes their enemy.

The memoirs that have come out of Africa are sometimes startlingly beautiful, often urgent, and essentially life-affirming, but they are all performances of courage and honesty.

If you get bored with nothing to do, you are not a writer ... We are in the business of reproducing reality from nothing. We are the biggest liars in the world, seeking truth.

Courage, cheerfulness, and a desire to work depends mostly on good nutrition.

I don’t have any doubt in my mind that there will come a time when we will see violence against animal rights abusers.

There's a thrill in going someplace you aren't supposed to go. The place should come down.

The outer kingdom is not our real home. The inner kingdom is our everything.

We do not always see the things that are nearest to us. We pass by riches that lie close at hand and chase after rainbows.

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.