I realize that most of us live on the skin - on the surface - without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive at all.

Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.

There is a science of war, but how strange that there isn't a science of peace. There are colleges of war; why can’t we study peace?

My goal was not to have huge luxuries. As a child, I wanted a house with a garden, which I have today. This is what I dreamed of. I’d never worry about age if I knew I could go on being loved and having the possibility to love... So it isn’t age or even death that one fears, as much as loneliness and the lack of affection.

I believe in miracles.

I have no illusions about my looks. I think my face is funny.

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.