My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.

Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.

Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.

People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education.

Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.

I believe that a parents role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.

A job is a very healthy thing to do.

I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained.

Only in stillness the windOnly from ice the flame.When all were Nameless, the wise will tellIt was only by knowing the otherThat they came to know themselves.

A Correct Message Is A Correct Attitude.Petra Cecilia Maria HermansSeptember 2, 2016

May the nights always be aglowwith the bliss of the daywith unharmed hands and feetand kissed cheeks.

If you are willing to wait, you will get what you want.

In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.

When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.

Lie still, lie still, my breaking heart; My silent heart, lie still and break: Life, and the world, and mine own self, are changed For a dream's sake.

Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary.

The greatest single antidote to violence is conversation.

Governor Romney may be running for CEO, I'm running for President