"One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others."

“Tailor's work--the finishing of men's outside garments--was the "trade" learned most frequently by women in [the 1820s and 1830s],and one or more of my older sisters worked at it; I think it must have been at home, for I somehow or somewhere got the idea, while I was a small child, that the chief end of woman was to make clothing for mankind.”

“Poetry is a way of always paying attention to the world for me; a way of letting the world stick to me instead of being anxious or estranged, just being present in the world.”

Source : Source: pamplemoussevt.org

“What I've learned about my self over the years is that I'm pretty restless. If I multitask it's probably because I have difficulty just focusing on one thing.”

“You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that.”

Source : "Helen Mirren: 'I still have a Gypsy sense of adventure'" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2011.

“PRAY; the word we use, when hope isn't enough. The word we use when faith is all that is left.”

“Throwing away Zen mind is correct Zen mind. Only keep the question, 'What is the best way of helping other people?'”

“Real acting is realistic no matter what the medium.”

“I'm a drinker with a writing problem.”