Brigitte Bardot

"I believe that we are all capable of extraordinary things."

"To live without passion is to merely exist."

"I've learned that the most beautiful thing about life is its unpredictability."

"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."

"I believe that love and respect are the foundations of all relationships."

"The world needs more dreamers and fewer doubters."

"I would rather fail trying than succeed by compromising my values."

"Life is too precious to spend on regrets."

"I believe that every ending is also a beginning."

"The most important thing is to stay true to yourself."

"I've learned that happiness is found in simple moments."

"To inspire others, you must first inspire yourself."

"I believe that we all have the power to create our own reality."

"I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better."

"A woman's dress should be a repressed scream."

"The real sin against life is to abuse and mutilate it, not to love wildly or freely."

"I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. Don't be scared of witches—be a witch yourself."

"Beauty must appeal to the restless and the weary, as a lovely empire to those worn out by great responsibilities."

"Sensuality is the awakening of the senses to beauty and pleasure."

"I would like to be remembered as someone who loved life very much, who loved her country, who appreciated acting immensely and growled a lot."

"The most beautiful thing is to grow old with someone you love."

"Silence and discretion are qualities that have become increasingly rare."

"God gave women intuition and sexuality. What will we do with it?"

"I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a rather unpalatable diet."

"My heart rebels against the confinement of conventional morality."

"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman of a certain kind."

"The creatures outside don't matter. It is only we, here in this room, that matter."

"I prefer the honest company of animals to the false companionship of most humans."

"Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament."

"Women are not ladies. We are human beings."