I love being Italian.

Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.

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.

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.

For each new morning let there be flow of love. Let there be light of happiness in every direction.

Treat your employees like you would want to be treated if you were an employee.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

...photography repeats itself unconsciously and unavoidably, producing stereotypes that then are repeated ad infinitum.

Suffering may be someones fault or it may not be anyones fault. But if given to God, our suffering becomes an opportunity to experience the power of God at work in our lives and to give glory to Him.

Now the windows, blinded by the glare of the empty square, had fallen asleep. The balconies declared their emptiness to heaven; the open doorways smelt of coolness and wine.

I live through risk. Without risk there is no art. You should always be on the edge of a cliff about to fall down and break your neck.

A theological time bomb, set to go off with dramatic consequences.

Thanks to the gods I didn't spend much time while growing up with my grandfather's mistress and preserved the flower of my youth, waiting for the proper time to demonstrate my virility.

A true philosopher is married to wisdom; he needs no other bride.