I'm such a profound believer that timing is everything; I would tattoo that on my arm.

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.

The mightiest flame of fire lies positive mindset.

It is rooted deep in your bones

Never get married in the morning because you never know who you'll meet that night.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

I was a high-school teacher. I am a strong advocate for women's rights, and I'm not a woman.

Melancholy redeems this universe, and yet it is melancholy that separates us from it.

When people try to take [smoking] away from me I say, 'hey, I stopped everything else.' But, I have to battle that one, too.

I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.

Whose world is this? The world is yours.

Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.