No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

Idiots emit bogons, causing machinery to malfunction in their presence. System administrators absorb bogons, letting machinery work again.

I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws.

When I think about it, I'm happily bewildered that people will preorder my books They'll preorder me. What a lucky guy!

You can't recover from what you do not understand.

Mr. Darcy was in Pride and Prejudice and at first he was all snooty and huffy; then he fell in a lake and came out with his shirt all wet. And then we all loved him. In a swoony way.

I think our drug laws need to be made scientifically, as best as possible, recognizing that values will always be part of that.

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

Fear makes men believe the worst.

The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them.