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

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

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.

LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go.

Everything in a science-fiction novel should be mentioned at least twice (in at least two different contexts).

Learn to discover your divine potential.

But obviously, we're looking for all good ideas to help deal with our long-term debt problem. This is something that is going to affect our economy. It affects our kids. And we need to deal with it.

No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.

Guilty as charged. Perl is happily ugly, and happily derivative.

The prison systems in this country actually are exploitative and they are not in any way rehabilitative.

I have three joys in my life: work, sport and food. All these come in one and do not make a hobby.

I have often observed that extremely violent noise and activity go with good-fellowship and heightened spirits.

Men should stop treating feminists like ladies, and instead treat them like the men they say they want to be.

There is always something else to do. A gardener should have nine times as many lives as a cat.