A bad penny always turns up.
A barking dog never bites.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A change is as good as a rest.
A dog is a man's best friend.
A fish always rots from the head down.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A golden key can open any door.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
A good man is hard to find.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
A house is not a home.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A leopard cannot change its spots.
Winning 'American Idol' really anoints you the opportunity to have a great career; it does not anoint you a career.
I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.
Comedies are something I'd be very interesting in doing.
If we don't have a tv viewer-ready product, where does that put us in our livelihoods here? We've got to get on board.
When one teaches, two learn.
Understand that life is journey. I haven't achieved the success I wanted to achieve yet, but that's OK - it's coming.
One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
I've always been interested in Catholic iconography. My dad's from Naples and I was brought up in a Roman Catholic school.
To make a happy couple, the husband must be deaf and the wife blind.
The first book I fell in love with was 'Little Toot,' the story of an adorable tugboat operating out of New York Harbor.
There is no separation between mind and body... Self and other co-arise and fall away all the time.
The good fortune of America is closely tied to the good fortune of all humanity.
I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress.
For anyone who has that calling and is trying also to make a living at it, it is really hard.
I like trying to be creative.
