I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot.

Life goes on, and I'm moving on to the next thing, but I hope the soaps that are still running will thrive. They have millions of loyal viewers.

You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.

It took awhile for me to get used to speaking candidly about my own life. I got into it, and it turned out to be a wonderful experience.

My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans.

I want you to know how I feel about my Italian heritage, so I'd like to say a few words in Italian: Verdi, Pavarotti, DiMaggio, Valentino, De Niro, Giuliani. . .

I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.

Erica Kane was a spectacular role for any actress to play, and I felt so lucky to be the one who got to do it.

I somehow instinctively knew it would be much better to win.

I married somebody who is very secure. He's been in my corner from the time we met, and we grew in this together.

It is hard sometimes to look into the future, you never know what twist and turn the school of life is going to take.

She is like a dancing flower

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

Don't miss out on today by living in yesterday.

The thing that's really important to understand is, the last thing an empire traditionally does is drive itself into bankruptcy. You've seen that with the great empires.

I'm appalled that when I talk about the neo-conservatives it's somehow twisted, some sort of a racist comment.

Reeling and Writhing of course, to begin with,' the Mock Turtle replied, 'and the different branches of arithmetic-ambition, distraction, uglification, and derision.

Everyone has a bad hair day; the trick is not to have one on picture day.

The Delphic Oracle said I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because that I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing.

I don't know what will happen to me without you. Only you. Only you love me. Out of everyone in the world.

Really, trees are nearly as important as men, and much better behaved.