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Michael died five years ago this January, and the first thing that really struck me about the script was the part about her peeling off from the funeral and just getting into a rowboat and having a real kind of cry where nobody was.

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty.

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn't always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have.

Everything I do is part of my passion. I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby. I love to play piano, sing, and act. I love to do all those things.

Fifty per cent of rock is having a good time.

The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it.

It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait.

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world.

Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.

You're saying 'will it become politically unpopular to have the position I'm having.' If it does, so be it.

I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I'm so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work.

Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but guilt is simply God's way of letting you know that you're having too good a time.

As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere - it is a lonely place. It's an isolated city in that respect because you're driving to places alone listening to the radio.

Having inner beauty is something you develop on your own, and I like to think I have that.

Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and in the forest I found, without consciously thinking about it, that it was a great learning experience for me in terms of organizing elements.

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.

As long as you're having fun, that's the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it's over.

The root of all evil isn't money; rather, it's not having enough money.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

When you're having a bad day at work, a lot of times it's your head. When you're having good days, a lot of times it's the absence of the mind.

At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time.

Wrestling needs to be about the art form again. It needs to be about painting a picture and having a really good match.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at the time. I had to step away for the sake of the machine. I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or know them well enough to like.

I'm happy to tell you that having been through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation, breast cancer is officially behind me. I feel absolutely great and I am raring to go.

I love having a boyfriend but need to be secure on my own first.

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.