"It's not the things we get but the hearts we touch that will determine our success in life."

“I find painting a much slower process than comedy, where you can go a mile a minute verbally and hope to God that some of the people out there understand you.”

“I got to see the first step, hear the first word. Most people - and certainly working moms - are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments”

“I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I believe that. But I want you to know something — when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, I’m out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. Jacob is family. You are . . . well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don’t care who’s a werewolf and who’s a vampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too.”

“If our inward griefs were seen written on our brow, how many would be pitied who are now envied! [It., Se a ciascun l'interno affanno Si leggesse in fronte scritto, Quanti mai, che invidia fanno, Ci farebbero pieta!].”

“The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.”

“Everybody calls me fat all the time, so I can't wait to have a reason, instead of everybody just being a jerk! I've never been Gisele Bündchen, so ain't nobody expectin' that! I like to set a [low] standard so people don't expect a lot.”

Source : "Kelly Clarkson's Best Christmas Ever: Marriage, Baby, and a New Holiday Album!". Interview with Shawna Malcom, parade.com. Novemebr 21, 2013.

“It is our great collective misfortune that the scientific community made its decisive diagnosis of the climate threat at the precise moment when an elite minority was enjoying more unfettered political, cultural, and intellectual power than at any point since the 1920s.”

Source : Naomi Klein (2014). “This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate”, p.18, Simon and Schuster