The existence of other people is essentially awkward.

A lot of people get so hung up on what they can't have that they don't think for a second about whether they really want it.

Inner space is so much more interesting, because outer space is so empty.

I would love to be a guest on a talk show or a panel that shows women who have been on reality shows who've had success, to prove to audiences that you don't have to be a fool to become successful.

The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.

...logical validity is not a guarantee of truth.

Why are they sad and glad and bad? I do not know, go ask your dad.

Any chief executive who hires a consultant to give them strategy should be fired.

There is nothing that I'd love to do more than negotiate with Palestinians. This is my desire. This is my dream. This is my mission.

Because I was newly pregnant, I was sick as a dog, yet I knew all my lines from a year before.

I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen to be female.

For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.