You have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!'

Women should never go without earrings. Passing on them is an opportunity missed.

My own style influences have to do with where I grew up, in the Bronx, and I still like to wear bangles and big hoops!

It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge.

You have to remember the value of your individuality - that you have something special and different to offer that nobody else can.

Don't push your weaknesses, play with your strengths

I have the stardom glow.

I'm a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.

I swear to God, I don't remember anything Gwyneth Paltrow was in. Some people get hot by association. I heard more about her and Brad Pitt and I ever heard about her work.

You can't lie in a magical forest! It will ruin all the magic!

Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because—what with trolls and dwarfs and so on—speciesism was more interesting. Black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green.

In truth, Edward Teller ran the Livermore Lab, but for public purposes he liked it better to be known as only an associate director

The biggest mistake I made and what cost me a lot of enjoyment in my life, was assuming that everybody cared. They don’t.

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Never go to Pluto, it's a Mickey Mouse planet.

Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He's completely out of his mind.

Astonish me in the morning!

There are two things that you have to do in life: You have to die, and you have to live until you die. The rest is up to you.