"My wife went to a beauty parlor and got a mudpack; for two days she looked nice, then the mud fell off."

“We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.”

“It's my body. And I like my body. And I like my breasts. And no, they're not fake.”

“Once you get rid of the idea that you must please other people before you please yourself, and you begin to follow your own instincts - only then can you be successful. You become more satisfied, and when you are, other people will tend to be satisfied by what you do.”

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

“I could sum it up in one thing: A guy has to be what he is. He's got to coach and have a philosophy based on his own personality. You see too many coaches trying to imitate other coaches, trying to be someone else. It's all right to emulate the qualities of good coaches but I don't think you should imitate. You've got to be yourself.”

“Strictly has just given me a real zest for life. Life is so short. We should all grasp it.”

Source : "Strictly Come Dancing saved me". OK! (ok.co.uk), December 25, 2007.

“Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.”

“I do a lot of vocal hygiene.”

Source : "Soprano soundtrack" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2003.

“When you want to turn around a company, you want to make sure that the solution is coming from inside.”