I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.

No one can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away your happiness.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

I don't have to be an expert. I just have to care.

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.

If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just thank God for that chance.

People who overcome their fears every day, without fanfare, without recognition. Quiet, everyday courage, that’s what I admire most.

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.

Oozing charm from every pore He oiled his way around the floor.

Kill me, little sister. Kill me and you kill Jace, too.

When we find that God's ways always coincide with our own ways, it's time to question who we're really worshipping, God or ourselves.

People are often unhappy in the Christian life because they have thought of Christianity, and the whole message of the gospel, in inadequate terms.

The reason we do not let our friends see the very bottom of our hearts is not so much distrust of them as distrust of ourselves.

I vow to live fully in each moment.

If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.

You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.

I was actually pissed off. I wanted to go my entire ECW career without winning titles. The only reason I won titles is because guys left.

I do things my own way!..so don't give me any lip about it!