Ava Gardner

"I'm grateful for the ability to touch people's hearts through my work."

"I don't think I'm easy to live with because I'm moody. I'd rather be alone than with bad company."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"I've been through it all, baby. I'm Mother Courage."

"Men want a woman they can understand. But every man wants a woman he can't understand."

"I realize that my way isn't for everyone. But it is for me."

"Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful."

"I was born to be a roamer. I've always loved to travel and move around."

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."

"Love is something you can't buy. It's earned through trust and honesty."

"I've made a lot of mistakes. I've been foolish. But I've never been careless."

"Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us."

"Patience is not passive; it is concentrated strength."

"I don't ask for much from a man—just his honesty."

"Beauty is fleeting, but a sharp mind is forever."

"The only real happiness is knowing that you've made someone else happy."

"Time has a way of moving quite fast when you're having fun."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"Strength comes not from what you have, but from what you've overcome."

"A woman should be a mystery, but never a deception."

"I've never belonged to anyone. I belong to myself."

"The greatest gift is the gift of your presence."

"Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past are certain to miss the future."

"In every life there is a crossroads. The key is knowing when you've reached it."

"I believe in living. I believe it's the best way to deal with whatever comes."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"I've always said that Hollywood is a place where you can be anything you want to be, as long as you're willing to pay the price."

"Fear is just an illusion. It disappears when you take action."

"To know oneself is the beginning of wisdom."