I'll put it out there: I love getting hugs.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

Forbearance in the face of fate, beauty constant under torture, are not merely passive. They are a positive achievement, an explicit triumph.

Quality solves the trade-off between margins and sales.

There are people who can make love standing on a hammock, but it is not the easiest way.

Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.

I was unemployed for a long time, but I couldn't adjust to the hours.

I don't want him to live forever, and I know that he's not going to live forever whether I want him to or not.

The truth is that most mission work is carried out where the church already exists Only small percentages are working where the church is non-existent.

We are all born as empty vessels which can be shaped by moral values.

My fans truly are a part of me, we share something that most people will never experience.

We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.