Death is the great equalizer

The end of love looks like the beginning of war

Life is a dream. We wake up when we die

Christianity has so much taken roots among us that drunkards sing gospel songs on their way home

In leadership, the way up is down. Serve before you get served

You need to have the means to impose yourself

The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself

Women understand the workings of nature than men. They trust in their instincts while men consider this behavior weakness.

Peace is something you only have when your enemy is gone. Either after you have turned him into a friend or vanquished him

It's useless to disarm the hands, if the heart remains armed

A man should not compete with his wife in talk but in silence

I love the smell of a real Christmas tree - also, my mum's Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.

In politics, guts is all.

It wasn't enough to be kidnapped, I had to be insulted too.

My fans have designated themselves the, uh, 'Pine Nuts.' They're a nutty bunch.

Take care of your customers, and you will have a successful business. Don't, and you won't. The airlines need to figure this out - soon.

How's motherhood? It is absolutely wonderful. Oh, my gosh. It's truly indescribable and amazing.

The novel is a highly corrupt medium, after all - in the end the vast majority of them simply aren't that great, and are destined to be forgotten.

Don't cry for a man who's left you--the next one may fall for your smile.

I never have plans for the future as you never know how things will turn out.

That was Hera. Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon.