Grace Kelly

"I like to think of myself as a fairly sensible, down-to-earth person."

"The important thing is your opinion about yourself."

"I really don't think I need blusher, I have these big ears."

"My life had been very sheltered and I hadn't seen much of the world."

"I'm not really a clothes person. I'm more of a make-up person."

"I always think you should have fun. Life is too short to not enjoy every moment."

"I've always felt that the moment when you first wake up is the most wonderful of the day."

"I could never have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence."

"Women are like flowers; if you treat them well, they blossom."

"The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence."

"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong."

"My marriage to Rainier was not a fairy tale, but a real relationship."

"I'm not a very good improviser, so I really rely on the script."

"Patience is perhaps the most difficult virtue to achieve."

"I think you must remember that a widow's succession to her throne is a very different thing from a woman's."

"I find it fascinating to see people project their own values onto historical figures."

"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous gratitude."

"I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention."

"Friends are a very important part of life."

"The important thing is not what they think of me, it is what I think of myself."

"I have always felt that a woman's place was in the home."

"I never thought of myself as beautiful."

"The way to get things done is to simply begin."

"I've never been interested in being the center of attention."

"My life is a very public one, but very private at the same time."

"I think it's important to be kind."

"Fear is something that every person experiences."

"I believe in the power of hard work."

"The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed."

"I always believe that there's hope."