There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.

Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have.

You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.

I make the best pancakes you'll ever have! And I claim that title gladly. On Saturdays I make them for everybody.

The most beautiful thing about music is that it transcends most anything.

We seal our fate with the choices we make.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

If you can live in Paris, maybe you should.

People who, out of an inborn moderation, leave every glass standing only half-emptied refuse to admit that everything in the world has its sediments and dregs.

My mother was a journalist, so writing is not unnatural to me.

One skill that separates good from almost-good runners is an ability to concentrate for an entire race, whether it is a mile or a marathon.

Death was just the beginning of a journey that everyone took at some point.

I smoked my first cigar in 1991, when we won the championship. Up to that point, I had never smoked a cigar, never smoked anything.

Remain quiet. Don't feel you have to talk all the time. Go within and you will see the Loveliness behind all beauty.

For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.

I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity for women, whether it’s equal pay in the workforce or a whole host of other issues.