The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.

Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.

I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen.

To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

Arguments are often like melodramas - they have a predictable beginning, middle, and end.

You are as good as the people you dress.

My goal in life is to be as happy as a studio audience.

It is senseless to argue with someone whose sole purpose in life is to not be convinced of anything.

We have known about the placebo effect for many years. This is a remarkable effect - placebo can cure 30 percent in many cases.

I had always been wary of doing any autobiographical movies, truly feeling at home with fiction.

Love gives beauty to everything it touches.

I don't like all the attention. I think it's better to let my work do the talking.

The human capacity for compassion is not a reflex that is triggered automatically by the presence of another living thing.