"Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives."

“People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and characteristics.”

“The Lord Jesus himself proclaims, 'This is My Body.' Before the blessing of the heavenly words something of another character is spoken of; after consecration it is designated 'body'. He himself speaks of his blood. Before the consecration it is spoken of as something else; after the consecration it is spoken of as 'blood'. And you say, 'Amen', that is, 'It is true.' What the mouth speaks, let the mind within confess; what the tongue utters, let the heart feel.”

“The man the state has put in place must have obedient hearing to his least command when it is right, and even when it's not.”

“I loved you when love was Spring, and May, Loved you when summer deepened into June, and now when autumn yellows all the leaves...”

“I just happened to start playing music for the conceptual ideas”

“I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus.”

Source : "Today" Interview, www.today.com. Ocotber 1, 2007.

“Nature is woman's best friend,' she [Yasmina] often said. 'If you're having troubles, you just swim in the water, stretch out in a field, or look up at the stars. That's how a woman cures her fears'.”

“I love the right words. I think economy and precision of language are important.”