I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

The question, therefore, is not whether one should teach philosophy to Muslim students, but rather what kind or kinds of philosophy should be taught and how the subject should be approached.

Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

Ice can kill as dead as fire.

When the fight begins within himself a man's worth something.

The US head of state grew up on food stamps. The British head of state grew up on the postage stamps.

When I do not walk in the clouds I walk as though I were lost.

Except, I think, it's more about me growing up and becoming an adult that I have this new best-friend type of relationship with my mom.

The fun of reading as "an exchange between consciousnesses, a way for human beings to talk to each other about stuff we can't normally talk about."

Laughter is the language of the soul.

Fine conduct is always spontaneous.