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Any criticism of Thatcher throws a dangerously absurd light on the entire machinery of British politics. Thatcher's name must be protected, not because of all the wrong that she had done, but because the people around her allowed her to do it.

My father was a bad boy, a rascal. That's what him do for a living. He just go around and have a million and one children!

If there's a secret to New Line, it's the people here.

The universe doesn't owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn't owe us a nice warm feeling inside.

I grew up on the Southside of Chicago. What people don't realize is that my father was a multimillionaire who owned 12 hotels, motels, a steel mill, a radio station, a club, nursing home, and a law office. So I think it's safe to say I'm a little above middle class and I'm a daddy's girl.

Researchers may like to think that, given all the facts, we make rational choices. Ask economists how that assumption works out for them. No, we are emotional creatures who use value-based reasoning in conjunction with our rationality.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

What I disliked most about working as a shop assistant wasn't the occasional snooty customer or the shop or the hours, but the way people reacted when I told them I was a shop assistant - their automatic assumption that I didn't enjoy it.

I just feel like I'm becoming a better person. My music is just getting better. Learning the game better, learning how to move, learning how to create - everything's just growing.

When I watch myself on-screen, I always look for the flaws.

Whenever I'm asked to autograph a copy of 'Nudge,' the book I wrote with Cass Sunstein, the Harvard law professor, I sign it, 'Nudge for good.' Unfortunately, that is meant as a plea, not an expectation.

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

I have this idea of trying to catalog all the genes on the planet.

Each day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life. It is each little thing that you do that day - whether it be spending time with your friends, running in a cross-country meet or just simply staring at the crashing ocean- that holds the key to discovering the meaning of life. I would rather be out enjoying these things than pondering them. We may never really discover the meaning of life, but the knowledge we gain in our quest to discover it is truly more valuable.

Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they want to save themselves for the man who they think they'll love forever.

Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects.

When you maintain a closeness with your fans, they are more forgiving when you make mistakes.

I was a publicist for other people's movies.

When I turned 45, I lay in bed reflecting on all life had taught me. My soul sprang a leak and ideas flowed out. My pen simply caught them and set the words on paper. I typed them up and turned them into a newspaper column of the 45 lessons life taught me. When I hit 50, I added five more lessons and the paper ran the column again.