I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action.

One thing that never ceases to delight me about us women, is the friendship and support that we give each other.

Wisdom is partly innate and partly developed and practised. It's about a lot more than just knowledge: experience, involvement, communication, interaction with people. Wisdom is a way of being.

One of the most important thing in families, both for children and spouses, is never to close off possibilities - particularly never to make demands or threats.

It is very important that we look at what we CAN do, rather than what is impossible to do.

FIGHT FOR THE EARTH: The earth can't speak for itself, it will just slowly die if we don't fight for it.

Women's networks are a necessary part of life. A mixture of empathy and brainstorming can move mountains.

The dialogue between women is a rich field, but change does not come without a lot of reading, asking, listening, risk-taking and hard work.

I have had the experience common to many women, of needing to define myself and to find my self-esteem as a person, not simply as somebody's wife or mother.

Women, I believe, learn to think on their feet, to cope with change and survive.

The Garden Was My Delight. I grew up with gardeners and I just love gardens. I was always very much aware that gardens were important and they were for sharing.

This world's a city full of straying streets, and death's the market-place where each one meets.

I suffer from the congenital weakness of believing I can do anything.

Let me be dressed fine as I will Flies worms and flowers exceed me still.

The most that somebody in Mexico City will get paid for a job in construction is 100 pesos a day.

I love fashion and beauty and all those things, I still do but I think that it has changed the shift, that the greed is ruling the planet right now.

I love the business of business; I love the risk raking.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to play.

What would you be like if you were the only person in the world? If you want to be truly happy you must be that person.

Since life is but a continuous series of experiences, everything ultimately helps me towards my final enlightenment.