It [winning Oscar] is the most important event in the career of an actor, an extraordinary moment, beautiful. Some people live their whole life just to win an Oscar.

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.

Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It's not a question of clothes or makeup. It's how she sparkles.

I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.

You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about.

The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.

Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

Learn to use your brains as deftly as your powder box, and then maybe you have a powder box and do not need.

A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.

Follow your passion. Be yourself, but check yourself before you wreck yourself.

I don't have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I'm committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.

Soccer is a magical game.

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

ritual lulls our fear of disorder with the certainty of order.

I know more than I knew before I didn't rest I didn't stop Did we fight or did we talk.

If one preaches the Bible biblically, one cannot help preaching the gospel all the time.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

Human rights is a big important part of how to prevent conflict in the first place if we focus on how the governments are treating their people.

There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. Theyre all different.