I never pile a plate to the point where it overflows. I'd rather have a small plate with small portions and then get up for more if I'm still hungry.

I love the smell of freshly cut grass. It takes me back to summers in Maine.

Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.

I normally work out six days a week. I'll do Pilates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and I'll do cardio on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool.

I thought that I'd have a briefcase-and-power-suit career.

Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?

Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.

I love stretching in the morning. It's the first thing I do when I wake up because getting a good back-crack is so extremely satiating. I feel taller when I finally stand.

To have the spirit of youth and the wisdom from age. Is to have used the eternal fountain of life within our very souls. Not for an instant but for a lifetime. Amen.

Work is a prayer. And I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator.

Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.

Agitation and commitment are dangerous for the peace of humanity, and the only thing which is even more dangerous is their absence.

How many Beethovens are there that just for lack of the training, the world doesn't get exposed to.

Even if you're not going anywhere, don't get in the way.

Ingratitude is often disproportionate to the benefaction received.

My singing is really important to me, but when children come along they'll be my main focus. I'd never put my career in front of my babies - it'd be a case of fitting jobs around them.

I am willing to serve my country, but my worship I reserve for Right which is far greater than my country. To worship my country as a god is to bring a curse upon it.

Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.