In my life, I am often reminded that there is a destiny that rules over us, because no one whom I know about or whom I read about seems to be completely happy during a long time.

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.

I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

Life is not a matter of milestones, but moments.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

This perfect, eternal, Holy exchangeIs worship that satisfies both heaven and earth:

You have to look at history as an evolution of society.

Like every working mother, there's guilt involved in deciding how you're going to balance family and work.

All of us, whether or not we're celebrities, every one ought to spend part of their life making someone else's life better.

Is it because they are so comfortable, they already know what the other is thinking? Or is it because after a certain point, there is simply nothing left to say?

How many chances to you get to make a musical about a serial killer? The minute Tim Burton approached me, I was in.

There's so much great stuff out there. The artists who've been most formative to me are the ones I've had the privilege to work with over the years.

I lived a really wonderful life with this man and even after our divorce, it was incredible.

Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.

I like working one-on-one with someone, and I think that to go to a school of acting isn’t really my thing.