I am a product of two worlds and each world has given me a reason to love, be kind and grow strong.

To welcome the present with an open hand and heart, let your past go with appreciation.

...Life had handed me a different set of cards and I was going to have to play my hand either way.

There is no shame in being illiterate. One need only feel ashamed when one denies the opportunity to learn.

To win at semantic search you need more people than are on your payroll.

Drinking Shirley Temple with my Mary Janes on, let's say that every possibility waits

When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it.

You [future first ladies] will feel that you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.

Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be - you get a fresh start, your slate's wiped clean. Count yourself lucky - God holds nothing against you and you're holding nothing back from Him.

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me when I've got nothing but my aching soul?

When I started working, the big models were people like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. It was a time when there were models who had real personalities and individuality.