The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard all excess baggage and keep only what is essential.

There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.

Aphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.

You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.

Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.

There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them,' my mother explained shortly before she left me. 'If you can remember me, I will be with you always.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.

There is no lateness in life. Begin to pursue your dream.

Let your actions, not your words, be an inspiration.

You need to calm down.'Saying this to a man who may already be fired up is like adding gasoline to the fire.

Lovers and madmen have such seething brainsSuch shaping fantasies, that apprehendMore than cool reason ever comprehends.

Life is a gift. We don't earn it. We don't own it. Learn to be thankful for the time that you have.

I think my films kind of walk this line that Im proud of, that they feel sort of like films of my youth, which were far more commercial.

Sometimes models are surprisingly smart.

Today, Mr. Darcy is a vampire.

The situation in Iraq will be long, it will be expensive and it will be difficult. But in the end, Iraq will very much be worth it.

Most wars are not won in a single battle.