I'm not above anybody. I'm, I'm not better than anybody. I am made of the same material that everybody else is and if somebody can be a saint, so can I and if somebody can be a torturer, so can I.

There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.

Aphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.

You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.

Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.

There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them,' my mother explained shortly before she left me. 'If you can remember me, I will be with you always.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.

One of the most common and most dangerous misbeliefs is that it is impossible for someone to be stupid just because they are a doctor or a lawyer.

Discover the Bible for yourself.

I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most part are more than a trifle insane

The target of power is more interesting than its quantity.

I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

It doesn't matter how much you get; you are left wanting more.

One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.

As long as you know what you are doing and how to anticipate and throw, I don't think you need all that much physically.

People were very affected by the war. But it didn't mean you stopped painting unless you were called into the Army; then you just couldn't paint. But otherwise one continued.

I vowed that I'd never allow any man to control me or to be an alcoholic or anything like that around me, because I don't want my children seeing that.