Awareness is empowering.

Be fearless in trying new things, whether they are physical, mental, or emotional, since being afraid can challenge you to go to the next level.

You've got to want to be married to the person you're married to.

I would go to school and be American and then come home and be Greek.

Performing live actually thrills me. Just get me a stage, get me a mic, and I'm going to be happy.

I do think you have to scare yourself. That's where your creativity or your growth comes from. Scaring yourself, challenging yourself, taking those risks, and not caring about what anyone thinks.

My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood.

As a woman, I feel women get the shaft all the time.

The Greek side of me definitely loves a good meal, a lot of laughing, loud discussions.

I always did sing. It's always been something I love to do but it has also been the most private and most secret thing that you don't really want to let the world in on.

I'm not trying to prove anything.

You are not yourself in autobiography. It is never going to be you, it is only words on a page. Memories are unreliable, so adding the magic of imagination will make your story come alive.

We must pay attention to the voice that calls us out of the safety zone.

Look at all the Misfits products that came out. We never made a dime off it.

America is old tobacco: gold and green. It's lush and literally feels like wealth, like optimism, turn of the century America where everything was blooming.

My family has been my biggest inspiration - they are true role models in my life and career and they always will be.

A lot of teams made a mistake in the NBA draft.

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try.' Homer Simpson

Love is our highest word and the synonym of God.

When I'm looking for a leader who's going to fight ISIS and keep America secure, I don't want some meek and mild leader or somebody who's going to turn the other cheek.

It is an enduring truth, which can never be altered, that every infraction of the Law of nature must carry its punitive consequences with it. We can never get beyond that range of cause and effect.