I think it's important to know yourself before you try to deal with a relationship.

Everything big-budget or stereotypical I was offered after 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a huge no-no.

Young women who want an education will not be stopped

I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.

As the worlds getting filled with temptations, were getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle.

I'll never forget where I'm from. It's essential to remain humble and evolving.

More than anything else, if you can spend a great deal of dedicated time observing people without judgment, that can be a great way of learning.

The only thing I can pride myself on is making a really good breakfast.

One of my favorite actors is Javier Bardem, he always challenges his previous roles, and basically does the unexpected.

I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.

Here's another secret - I have really big feet. I'm a size ten, so every opportunity I get I buy myself shoes.

Whenever you are being insulted by ungodliness and injustice, endeavor to speak against it, endeavor to stand up against it, and expect to see change.

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

As important as it is to possess the willpower to become successful, it's even more important to have the drive to maintain it after you achieve it.

It was probably the biggest accomplishment of my life.

President Bush's war on Iraq is viewed broadly in Islamic communities as an attack on Islam, and thus the President has alienated a large part of one fifth of the world's population.

Investing one cent more in oil, coal and gas is investing in the death of society, and the in the death of our children.

There is no disgrace in peace. There can never be dishonor in peace.

Don't use a different dish for every single ingredient. If you've got three ingredients that go in at the same time, put them all in the same plate. That way you have just one plate to dump in.

Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven.

Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business.