Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicisation of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanisation of politics.

For entertainment, a party bears no one in as much as those who are not there. ­

I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.

My greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings. I'm a long way from the human being I'd liked to be, but I've decided I'm not so bad after all.

Promise me one thing: don't take me home until I'm drunk - very drunk indeed.

Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to - Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.

I love people who make me laugh!