I'm not a prophet. I'm not a teacher. I have no degrees. My degree is from the University of Life.

Don't judge a book by its cover 'til you've read the book.

I have to be careful to get out before I become the grotesque caricature of a hatchet-faced woman with big knockers.

I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I sit proudly as one of only two recovering addicts on their board.

I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is.

It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers.

I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and aging .... We are ALL going to age and soften and mellow and transition.

My mother and stepfather were married 43 years, so I have watched a long marriage. I feel like I had a very good role model for that. And, you know, it's just a number.

Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't.

With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you're coloring your hair, you have to color it that often. Every time I did it, I felt fraudulent.

The only two questions that need to be asked each day are: Did I live wisely? Did I love well?

Tragedy of the Commons: while each person can agree that all would benefit from common restraint, the incentives of the individuals are arrayed against that outcome.

Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . .

You can only move if you are actually in the moment. You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.

Greens are a dish that most Southerners would walk a mile for.

One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path.

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.

Sexual attraction keeps throwing self-interest off course.

No man dies before his hour. The time you leave behind was no more yours, than that which was before your birth, and concerneth you no more.

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.

Love can be founded upon Nature only.