The power of work, and the power of creativity can be your salvation.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

I believe the experiences of life are more important than any film you make.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Breathe and don't try to be perfect.

I'm always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it's obviously all done with a smile.

Being a humble person, she gave her pie shop a humble name—PIE.

Only yourself can critizice your ideas for you are the only one who knows where are they coming from and how they were born.

Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not.

The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.

It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else.

I cannot imagine my hometown without forests, and I cannot imagine the earth turned into a desert.

Music fills the infinite between two souls. This has been muffled by the mist of our daily habits.

Government does not have magic powers. In fact, the opposite is true; it is the least effective agency invented by man.

If the results don't scream: "Do this again!" Try something new.

Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures.