I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be.

And I think women have come a very, very long way, but they have a long way to go.

I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them.

As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.

I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.

Sometimes when you're just thrown into something, you are more ready for it than when you have time to think it over and get nervous about it.

I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.

She comes from the Midwest. She had me at a very young age and raised me on her own. She's a very hard worker.

Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.

I'm afraid of the dark, so I have a lot of night-lights.

I love children and I love men, but I can't commit to either for the rest of my life.

The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.

Your personal growth, how you show up, and the ways you lead ultimately determine the success of your business and your life.

He might never really do what he said but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go.

Love and mercy that's what you need tonight. Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight.

But not all scars showed, did they?

Humor is really important to me. All my favorite writers are writers I consider to be funny, including Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, even though that's not necessarily their rap.

He told me that love was the only thing that really mattered in the world.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.

I'd always loved to read - and come from a family of readers - but I never thought about writing as a career.

One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business.