For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.

It makes sense that the placenta almost looks like a tree with many branches - a tree of life.

What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

“If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money.”

I wanted to give birth as opposed to being delivered!

For me, being memorable is more important than winning.

I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.

Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

During labor the most important thing is to get primal and surrender to the process.

Know your limit and circle of influence

Renew your mind by washing it with truth: God's Word.

Don’t be retarded

I love hanging out at home with my kid. It's hard to get me to leave the house.

I listed to Tchaikovsky. He is both kitsch and profound. I love that lack of "Good taste."

Next to love friendship, in my opinion, is the most valuable thing life has to offer.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.

The asymmetries of power that have shaped relations between the West and the rest of the world also exist in the realm of literary criticism.

Do not put cleverness in front of the communication.

Statistics is the art of lying by means of figures.