And, I believe that one of the most loving things you can do is prepare a meal for someone you love. None of which I know how to do!

When people don't want the best for you, they are not the best for you.

We're all spending way too much of our time and energy trying to fight the stuff we can't change.

I'll do almost anything for cake - even trample little children!

With growth comes change.

I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.

The joy of reading can take you so many different places. In addition to intelligence and stretching your mind, I just think reading is so crucial in terms of being a well-rounded person.

I still love listening to people's problems. I'm still good at giving people unsolicited advice.

The dream for any parent is you want to raise happy, healthy, responsible, compassionate, kind kids. We all have a responsibility to do that.

I love a man who loves his mama, which is one of the many reasons I'm crazy about Justin Timberlake.

A good restaurant just makes me giddy. I can go all day with anticipation just knowing where I'm going to eat. Sometimes it's well planned, sometimes it's spontaneous. Either way works.

If a cat spoke, it would say things like 'Hey, I don’t see the problem here.

Sometimes James Bond movies drive me crazy. They're fun to watch, but they don't have anything to do at all with what intelligence officers really do.

A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has made five amazing films; a writer just needs to write three great books.

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s.

I think the public still isn't aware of the frequency with which the cyber-attacks, as they're being called in the press, are being used by governments around the world, not just the US.

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.

That Krishna himself was a historical figure is indeed quite indubitable.

The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.

I learned to keep at a certain distance from things - and to make myself a little bit invisible while I observed and understood them.

While the world of reality has its limits, the world of your imagination is without boundaries