There's no point in dwelling on rejection.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

I need to travel - I crave the power of the ocean and the trees give me so much energy to think.

I was a barefoot earth child for a couple of years.

I don't really get nervous for auditions, because I just see them as mini acting classes. There's no need to have an attachment to the outcome because it's out of your hands after that.

Mom worked with autistic children.

I’ve always been quiet, more of an observer.

Change, of course, is growth, and anything that is not growing is either paralysed or it's not alive, because that's life; we always change and we grow.

You can't give if your cup of inspiration isn't full.

I'm a fatalist. I believe things happen for a reason, that you attract people and situations that are meant to fulfil your path.

I like to keep mobile. It keeps my mind awake.

Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger

There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.

One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering.

It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.

The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but grows to the enduring happiness that the love of gardening gives.

I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great publisher in Holland and they have published all of my books in Dutch.

If the basis of trust between the Prime Minister and her Defence Secretary no longer exists, there is no place for me with honour in such a Cabinet.

Oh, here comes Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Jimmy Smits!

... a faceless mass, waiting for handouts.

I don't think that anyone should ever give up on whatever it is that they dream of. Obstacles will come their way, but everything is a learning experience and it all works out for the good anyway.