I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting.

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.

Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.

Most people are bad with names. I have learned a trick: Make them laugh and they will never forget you.

I know firsthand what a vote to authorize war means to the lives of American families.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.

You can't find someone who doesn't want to be found.

I had become an arrow of sound aimed at the most terrible creature in the city.

It is unnecessary to heighten the glory of day by comparing it with the preceding twilight.

Jesus Christ is the way of gaining a father, the path of a pure and righteous life without fornication, lust or adultery

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'

I'm attached to my land in Pantelleria as if I'd inherited it. Acting is my job, Pantelleria is my home.

The cross is the greatest example of humility and devotion in the universe. Jesus put your needs ahead of His own. He considered you more valuable than Himself.

It is pointless for a woman to be young unless pretty, or to be pretty unless young.

Smooth words in place of gifts. [Lat., Dicta docta pro datis.]

Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them.