You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.

Success takes communication, collaboration and, sometimes, failure.

Find your passion and do it totally. The more life experience you get, the better you'll be at whatever you want to do.

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

You have to be tenacious, you have to be focused, you have to have a real vision, and be extremely passionate about it.

The secret to using power is not to use it. Just having it is enough.

I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss.

I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.

I'm much more of a risk taker. I'm more fearless now than when I was 18. I was much more self-aware and I cared too much about what people thought of me and now I really don't. I probably should.

Love is ever evolving and it takes compromise, work and patience.

Being perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel less than your best.

The more you appreciate the things of beauty all around you, the more beautiful things will fill your life.

See the big picture and details of everything in your life (zoom out, then zoom in).

Fortunately the Omanis are generally very friendly and in no time at all, I had a knight in shining white dishdasha offering to help me.

The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.

Right now I'm just thinking about school and trying to get those grades and keep them up! In case I become a Norma Desmond when I grow up, I can have something to fall back on!

My goal is to leave this planet with the biggest carbon footprint I can possibly leave.

A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.

With every true friendship, we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests.

On Becoming a 'Lady': What every mother wants her daughter to be.

I don't want to turn any of this into poetry / but / you're so beautiful / flowers turn their heads to smell you