I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.

I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.

I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

Sometimes evolving doesn't mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.

Life is about creating new opportunities, not waiting for them to come to you.

Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help each other.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

A man wants too many things before marriage, but only peace after it.

Fear leads to worry. Worry leads to depression. But faith overcomes fear and worry.

It's like algebra, that's all. I just have to figure it out, step by step.

Flowers wither away when put through harsh conditions. Humans, on the other hand, have a choice. A choice to wither away or blossom.

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

For me, acting is about the art of it and it's about being on a film set and doing your thing, painting a blank canvas.

I don’t like a man to be too efficient. He’s likely to be not human enough.

If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.

The thing it taught me was that winning's a helluva lot more fun than losing. It also taught me that the team with the best players that worked together the best wins.

But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.