I am just an old-fashioned girl.

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.

I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

Life is not a matter of milestones, but moments.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Spark the dreams you have with integrity and honesty. It’s gonna catch up with excellence if you make it revive in truthfulness in the midst of this world of falsehood!

I love scary movies. I like blood and gore, and I love Halloween movies.

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

There is not going to be any pass for Palestinian leadership in fighting terror.

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.

It is with great satisfaction that I learned of the adoption by consensus of the Durban Declaration against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and the intolerance associated with it

It was a very good experience. It wasnt just to make a movie, it was my life. I was employed at The Lord of the Rings for a year and a half.

To understand is to experience harmony between what we aim at and what is given, between the intention and the performance - and the body is our anchorage in the world.

The only time I'm the only woman in the room is when I go to the leadership meeting.

Intellect, without heart, is infinitely cruel. . . .