Modern candidates seem to have to live with political matters all the time. In my father's time, a politician's home was still his castle.

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.

I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

Life is not a matter of milestones, but moments.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

We were still at the age when girls are years older than guy, and the guys grow up by doing their best when the girls need them to.

One day you may just do that!

Jaunting off together towards the bedroom doorway, they cast off their clothes, like caps at graduation.

The trouble with discarding bad memories was that evidently the good ones went with them

There is no correct path. We pave our own roads. Don't be afraid to find your own way. ...I hate to see people hung up on "what they're supposed to do". Decide for yourself. There is no other way

Italian men do appreciate beautiful women. They're not afraid of the beauty, which is nice.

There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the technology.

I always enjoy Oslo. It's a beautiful city, especially on a cold winter day.

Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem.

The roster that we have today may change tomorrow. It is what it is for right now.