There is no greater love potion than regular coffee, brewed his own. When a man tries it, he was not going anywhere.
The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared with a child who doesn’t know what war is except from television.
I know how to say ‘no’ in twelve languages. That’s enough for a woman.
I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn’t and it really doesn’t have much to do with breasts or thighs or the pout of your lips.
If you haven’t cried, your eyes can’t be beautiful.
The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
If you can learn to use your mind as well as your powder puff, you will become more truly beautiful.
Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life.
The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.
Good food is a celebration of life.
I still like me, inside and out. Not in a vain way – I just feel good in my skin.
Show business is what I do, not what I am.
Mistakes are the price of an interesting life.
You must all, somewhere deep in your hearts, believe that you have a special beauty that is like no other and that is so valuable that you must not abandon it. Indeed, you must learn to cherish it.
Cooking is an act of love, a gift, a way of sharing with others the little secrets – ‘piccoli segreti’ – that are simmering on the burners.
Ignorance has its virtues; without it there’d be mighty little conversation.
Luck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.
My philosophy is that it’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.
Hate is unfulfilled love.
Isn’t it wonderful to be alive? You know, you can forget all about it. Then suddenly you remember, and think of all the things you can do. Here I am. I can walk around. I can talk. I can see things and remember things. I am alive. How wonderful!