Do we dare be ourselves? That is the question that counts.

To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.

The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.

Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe; a moment that never was before and never will be again.

Don't play the notes. Play the meaning of the notes.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it.

I used to think that eighty was a very old age. Now I am ninety. I do not think this any more. As long as you are able to admire and to love, you are young.

The person who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.

I'd never understood the injunction not to regret anything, couldn't see how that wasn't cowardice...

A reasonable probability is the only certainty.

Truth seeks light, lies seek shadows.

I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.

Having a lean and hungry look was frowned upon in my Italian neighborhood where a girl was considered too skinny if she could make her knees touch.

The creative process of making a movie really turned me on. I'd started getting behind the scenes with a camcorder and VHS tape when making music videos.

We can thank God for everything good, and all the rest we don't comprehend yet.

As revealed by physics, the truth is so remarkable, so amazing!

I hate wearing suits and ties.

I felt like an alien. I always felt like I never belonged to any group that I wanted to belong to.