Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Those are the facts but not the truth, which does not even speak the same language.

emotion untempered by reason is social suicide

You should no more allow sinful imaginations to accumulate in your mind and soul than you would let garbage collect in your living room.

It seems like a lot of people seek their peace in things. And most of us are not even satisfied with the things we have... we always want more.

Be friends of everyone. Be enemies of no-one

It never stops, accepting that fact is difficult. I took some time out for life.

The thing I always thought of myself as was an actress. I never thought: I want to be. It was always: I am.

I was kind of surprised that, about 99 percent of the people grabbed the thing [in Valerian].You know it's their thing. And I'm very impressed by that.

I'm an old storyteller. I tell the story. It's about the story.

Do not move, do not go. Sink within this moment. Hold it for ever.