History will be kind to me for I have written it. Winston Churchill

There are many things for which I owe gratitude to my dad. Most of all, I am grateful to the only man who could love my mother more than me.

Without adversity, we never find who we are.

You are very kind, " he said. "Very wrong, but very kind.

[On her UNICEF work:] I'm glad I've got a name, because I'm using it for what it's worth. ... I do not want to see mothers and fathers digging graves for their children.

The ego constantly competes with the spirit for control over your inner voice.

...like a scene from the swamps of Louisiana or the mind of Poe on opium.

I do not want to play a character who is exactly like me.

...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.

All of us are subject to being passive to the social ills around us. It's a struggle not to become, by staying silent, an accomplice.

Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing.

Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.