We just didn't put any pressure on each other, and I think that everybody needs somebody, and I didn't do it to try to do it; it's what we [with Nina Simone] were to each other.
The right diet directs sexual energy into the parts that matter.
After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.
Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex.
I always wear boot polish on my eyelashes, because I am a very emotional person and it doesn't run when I cry.
A woman asking 'Am I good? Am I satisfied?' is extremely selfish. The less women fuss about themselves, the less they talk to other women, the more they try to please their husbands, the happier the marriage is going to be.
The reason why Englishmen are the best husbands in the world is because they want to be faithful. A Frenchman or an Italian will wake up in the morning and wonder what girl he will meet. An Englishman wakes up and wonders what the cricket score is.
Maybe if you're younger you have more energy - but that's a big maybe. Because at this stage of life, I have more patience, understanding, wisdom, resources - and a husband. I didn't get him until I was 39. But I got a good one.
Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving for power that are in the heart of almost everyone. Until the source is cleared, there will always be confusion and hate, wars and class antagonisms.
Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it.
No one is perfect. I know there is stuff that I need to work on, and not just one thing, but my game overall. Everything can get better.