I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

I've had asthma my entire life.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

In the knowledge of truth, what really matters is the possession of it, not the impulse under which it was sought.

The names of persons and living creatures demand respect, because when we speak to them we touch their heart and become a part of thier life force.

My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia, of facts.

There are moments when I would love to fall asleep with my head on somebody's shoulder, just because I was so used to that for so long.

So I got caught up in the same wave as everybody else and went right out to Hollywood, to make movies.

Everything about my life seemed so perfect to people. But I struggle like everyone else.

Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.

I always have a very good relationship with galleries, a lot of galleries and artists, so I don't want any conflict situations.

Country and western is the music of the devil. Thats the real truth of the matter. My late Mother, bless her, loved country and western. God, I couldnt handle it.

If you can just see all the children of the world as your own, all the mothers of the world as you are, we can make a huge difference.