I have known great things and wonderful persons, and I have known homage

I do not regret one moment of my life.

Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.

I must hurry back to my house and my flowers in Monaco.

It is [every woman’s] right to ignore the dictates of fashion and dress in a manner that is becoming to her own character and personality.

On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them.

I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress

The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens.

Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead.

Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain.

Each little chapter has its place.

If I wasn’t mated, and wasn’t straight, and you were a Mage, and we hadn’t made that pact for friendship’s sake, I would totally screw you.

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.

If what we're really trying to do is stop the spread of HIV, we need to think about the customer.

I came home and found that my son was taking drugs - my very best ones too!

Unless you understand the history of a situation, you can't ever hope to solve problems.

I don't think I have ever met a single person who isn't moved by music of some kind.

We live in the age of mass loquacity.We are all writing it or at any rate talking it: the memoir, the apologia, the c.v., the cri de coeur.

Whenever people say they didn't like the main character of a book, they mean they didn't like the book. The main character has to be a friend? I don't get that.

I can't function without coffee and I cannot refuse chocolate. Drink I gave up years ago and don't miss it in the slightest. But I think I'd collapse without coffee.

What I love about the environment we live in and we work in, is that there are no boundaries anymore. We can do a lot of different things. It keeps us going.