I swear to God, I don't remember anything Gwyneth Paltrow was in. Some people get hot by association. I heard more about her and Brad Pitt and I ever heard about her work.

Women should never go without earrings. Passing on them is an opportunity missed.

My own style influences have to do with where I grew up, in the Bronx, and I still like to wear bangles and big hoops!

It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge.

You have to remember the value of your individuality - that you have something special and different to offer that nobody else can.

Don't push your weaknesses, play with your strengths

I have the stardom glow.

I'm a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing.

Maybe if you had megaphones on your chest they'd listen to the words that came out of your lips

Nothing will ever be solved if we wallow in the darkness of denial.

Don't be reckless. Don't play it safe.

There are only two reasons to farm: because you have to, and because you love to. The ones who choose to farm choose for love.

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.

I'd pick a young white guy over an old white guy for president anytime because the younger guy is more likely to have been influenced by the great social changes of the '60s and '70s.

Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong.

There are three things you need to live abundantly: awareness, imagination and gratitude.