In fine, that it is not enough to be good, without behaving in such a manner as shall make others acknowledge us to be so.

To live an effective life, you must understand the essence and secret of life

It's too late, ' she says.And I say 'It's never too late.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me, ' or 'Help me.'

I do consider myself to be a positive person. I'd much rather have my energy be focused on trying to make the world a better place, than to be bitter or negative.

If you're the smartest one of your friends, you need new friends.

My career came together very quickly. I only trained for four years before I became a professional, so I didn't have a lot of time to sit back and be inspired before I took my first ballet class.

Actually... I'm starting a new thing and rebelling against ridiculously high heels. It's inhumane.

Technically, I'm a knight. My family goes back a thousand years in the Naples area. We're a titled, noble people.

Since survival is the sine qua non, I now define the "moral behavior" as "behavior that tends toward survival".

In the silence, in the darkness, swept away by these alien alkaloids and the plant-mind behind them, you find out a truth that can barely be told. And most of it can't be told.