I think I'm cold, indeed icy, hard. Then there's another reason, one that goes with my frankness: I don't put on act.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.

Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.

I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen.

To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations of misery.

Personally, I think the best motto for an educational establishment is: 'Or Would You Rather Be a Mule?'

The worst thing that can happen to you in travel is having a gun pointed at you by a very young person. That's happened to me maybe four times in my life. I didn't like it.

I do not buy repentance at so heavy a cost as a thousand drachmae.

At this point, I feel like I have roots in a lot of places. I have friends who have put down roots, in Seattle and San Francisco and Portland, and I feel very close to them.

If you consciously let your body take care of you, it will become your greatest ally and trusted partner.

Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.

Visual journaling allows us to access our inner language of imagery and express it both verbally and visually, while exploring the connection between image and word.

Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.

It doesn’t feel natural for me to write some diary type song. I want to write a classic like Yesterday but weird songs about meatballs in refrigerators come into my head – I can’t help it.