I love writing, directing and photography; if I could figure out a way to put the three things together, that's what I would love to do.

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

I think happiness is what makes you pretty.

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

I've always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves.

One of the greatest challenges is not going to the mattresses with someone who criticizes your novel.

Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.

Lean back into the arms of grace.

Don't be so busy making a living that you forget how to live. Work hard to be successful, but enjoy the journey.

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.

My style is the paparazzi approach which is spontaneous, unrehearsed, off-guard. The beauty I'm after is inherent, more natural. Genuine emotions, real emotions, that's what I look for.

O lovely chance, what can I doTo give my gratefulness to you?You rise between myself and meWith a wise persistency;I would have broken body and soul,But by your grace, still I am whole.

Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.

We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.

I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed!