Pet me, touch me, love me, that's what I get when I perform. That's when I'm really getting what I want.

Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.

I love being Italian.

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.

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.

I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble.

Stubbornness leads to strong will.

I can't really write unless I'm full of inspiration. And even then I can't write unless I have some alone time.

Our identity as Christians is strengthened as we stand in the lengthening shadows of saints down through the centuries, who have always answered back in antiphonal voice: 'He is risen, indeed!'

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

You can't look at a glass half full or empty if it's overflowing.

Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.

A nervous breakdown waits around the corner for anyone who lets himself wallow in bitterness. Little by little, it takes over your whole being.

Therefore, to estimate the enemy situation and to calculate distances and the degree of difficulty of the terrain so as to control victory are virtues of the superior general.

When a city is unstimulating, you get pretty isolated.