...perhaps that is what ultimately unites us as a world: the fact that, no matter how prosperous a nation, how developed, all share the plight and embarrassment of having so many suffering children. We are united by our neglect, our abuse, our absence of love. Have we forgotten about the children, and thus forsaken the next generation?

This is what you do on your very first day in Paris. You get yourself, not a drizzle, but some honest-to-goodness rain, and you find yourself someone really nice and drive her through the Bois de Boulogne in a taxi. The rain's very important. That's when Paris smells its sweetest. It's the damp chestnut trees.

Some people dream of having a big swimming pool. With me, it’s closets

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

You can only hope to get a combination of happy work and a happy life.

I hope for better things, and I thank God the world is also full of people who want to be genuine and kind.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.