I knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy.

I don't have any understanding of a human being who doesn't respect the beauty of life and that goes for all creatures that have thoughts, feelings and needs.

My biggest dream in the world is for everyone to become vegetarian, so there won't be any more suffering.

I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan.

I think I can deceive people. I'm like, the nice, sweet girl when you meet me. And I don't have any bad intentions. But I'm a bad girl too.

You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet.

I don't take any of the medications I took when I was younger: antibiotics, antacids, aspirin, asthma inhalers, ulcer medication, allergy shots.

Being vegan just gives you such great karma.

Being vegan helped me realize I can say and do what I believe is right. That's powerful.

My boyfriend calls me 'princess', but I think of myself more along the lines of 'monkey' and 'retard'.

It's important to see what we can do to make a difference, but it's more important to me to do it every single day.

In order to avoid shipwreck, wise people usually appoint one captain to navigate the ship.

Don’t let people draw you into their darkness

Often what people don't say or leave out, tells the real story.

Engage in the work that brings you joy.

In my own life, I decided to leave meat off my plate in medical school, but was a bit slow to realise that dairy products and eggs are not health foods either.

I have never been a child prodigy. When I think back to my childhood, I can not discern any sign of future success. My only real talent couldn't be found in any curriculum: whistling.

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

I grew up going to church three times a week in my family. It's been a center of my life.

The way to "find" the perfect career is to give up the notion that you will ever find it, stumble across it, or that it will somehow magically find you, and to get to work designing it.

Human beings are millions of things in one day.