The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.

A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them

Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.

I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

All sport ... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.

On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.