“I would rather be a babysitter than a nursemaid.”

I want great food and wine, and friends to enjoy it all.

I want great food and wine, and friends to enjoy it all.

If people see your weaknesses they will take advantage of them.

For many years I enjoyed the pleasure of cruising on my yacht all summer long and these were my best holidays. In mid-May, we’d start in St Tropez. I’d collect my bikinis from my home there and then we’d go up to Cannes for the Film Festival, on to Monte Carlo for the Grand Prix and then to Italy.

There’s nothing my housekeeper does that I can’t do – and maybe better!

I feel young at heart, and I feel, like, you know, 40.

Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don’t get mad, get everything.

Family is the root of all that is good in our lives, and I am so grateful for mine.

You have to have the common sense.

I like to live. I like to dance. I like to eat. I like to work and I like my family. I like to enjoy. And knock on wood it’s nice that I can live this way.

Believe in yourself in all you can do and for you, the deals will start to work in your favor. You need to be open to such deals, and they will come, I assure you.

Life is meant for living.. I know that sounds simplistic, but how many days do you let slip by without really doing something, accomplishing something, making a life change, a lifestyle change?

We think about all of our tomorrows, but we don’t know how many there are, so let’s start making the most of our Todays!

Don’t get mad. Get everything. – (on divorce).

For example, if I make money, I put it in real estate. I always did very well. Location, location, location.

In Positano, I like the San Pietro Hotel, which is run by a friend whose family has owned the hotel for more than 100 years.

The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.

Feeling confident – or pretending that you feel confident – is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized.

I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.

This is the man my mother lived for. My career means something now because I’ve worked with Robert Redford.

Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.

If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it’s me. I don’t feel frightened; I feel challenged.

I was writing since I can remember – I just didn’t know it was poetry yet, or that writing could be a career.

First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I’d just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.