Business wise, I have always learned valuable lessons so I don't regret any decisions I have made.

My personal goals are to be happy, healthy and to be surrounded by loved ones.

When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people.

I always trust my gut reaction; it's always right.

I'm still a little girl in Hawaii, I have the same friends I had when I was a kid who love me for who I am - not what I do. I never got caught up in the club scene or took wrong roads.

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.

I am a control freak. I want to do what I want to do.

Every girl likes to be thought of and made to feel special.

Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!

I like when my man is worldly, know the finer things in life, is well traveled, and educated. It's important to me that he's able to talk to all types of people, from doctors to dishwashers.

Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works.

What is history? An echo of the past in the future

I close my eyes and think of what might be possible. And, in my mind, I see fireworks over the Hudson.

If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.

As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.

There is a universe behind and before him. And the day is approaching when closing the last book on the last shelf on the far left; he will say to himself, "now what?

The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.

We have to appreciate that we are part of nature, we must work with nature; the environment is our lifeline.

Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die, and leave their children free, Bid Time and Nature gently spare The shaft we raise to them and thee.

When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can.

Know thyself, especially thyself after a couple of drinks.