Never underestimate the power of the written word, especially when you put them down in your own voice." -Cheryl L. Ilov, Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond.

Be careful what you tell yourself, and do not belittle yourself, even in jest. Negative, deprecating self-talk can do significant harm to your self-image.

It is through our imperfections that our true beauty shines through.

Getting older is inevitable--being old is a choice.

I am suggesting that the radical of poetry lies not in theresolution of doubts but in their proliferation

Make gratitude a habit you indulge in each night.

It's as if, in the mother's eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child first reads the message:'You are there!'

Every living soul has different talents, different desires, different faculties. Be yourself, for even if you deceive the entire world, you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.

Theres nothing gratuitous about my films.

At the end of the day, it's up to me to get the job done but it's always nice to have someone to help you get through the tough week.

Truth is always a delusion.

I definitely think education is important and both education and sport link really well together. I like to give education and sport the best that I can to see if I can succeed in both.

Equilibrium is the profoundest tendency of all human activity.

There is scarcely a crime before me that is not directly or indirectly caused by strong drink.