Many people think they want things, but they don't really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.

— Sophia Loren

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

— Sophia Loren

No press conference announcing a last film. I'd just steal away. Best way because, if by chance after two or three years something interesting comes up, I would not - like Sinatra - have to say: 'Well, I've thought it over and decided to come back.'

— Sophia Loren

Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.

— Sophia Loren

Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

— Sophia Loren

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.

— Sophia Loren

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind your talents the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source you will truly have defeated age.

— Sophia Loren

There is a Fountain of Youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.

— Sophia Loren

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

— Sophia Loren

When you are a mother you are never really alone in your thoughts ... A mother has to think twice once for herself and once for her child.

— Sophia Loren