"I mean, even New York isn't in any great shape anymore in relation to the rest of the world."

“I've never come into anything successful before. I've always been hired by horrible radio stations with horrendous reputations and nothing to lose.”

“You have to embrace getting older. Life is precious, and when you've lost a lot of people, you realize that each day is a gift.”

Source : "Interview: Meryl Streep Up Close". Interview with Martyn Palmer, www.goodhousekeeping.com. July 8, 2008.

“It was a style not of perfection, but warmth. Even mistakes had a good feeling about them”

“I'm fortunate to have a hilarious, fun, brilliant family that I love spending time with that keeps me in a healthy head space. The internet can be so enthralling in a bad way, in a toxic way, where you feel like your brain is submerged in this sewer and you can't climb out of it. The main thing is spending time with real physical people who remind you who you are. It can be so tempting to believe that you are who the internet says you are.”

“In truth, women are the strong ones.”

“Rests always sound well.”

“Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. I promise.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 27, 2013

“Christy Turlington is my idol. She really is. She's a gorgeous woman inside and out. I admire her work in the charity field. She's just been able to balance it all - and gracefully, as well.”