I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention.

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.

Just like you can’t punish anyone without punishing yourself, you can’t love anyone without loving yourself.

We are oblivious to suffering. We are cheap with charity if it's not close to our home.

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.

If you have love, even plain cold water is sweet.

Grace: The idea was immediately unbearable, only because I wanted it to be true so badly it hurt

It is very vulgar to talk about one's own business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then only at dinner parties.

I'm not sure if President Obama is an ideologue or a pragmatist. I am hoping and praying he's a pragmatist.

Racism is a system of power and in the absence of power you cannot be considered a racist.

You don't have to go fast...you just have to go.