I try to be a good shiksa wife. I go to Central Synagogue in New York.

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.

I may err but I am not a heretic, for the first has to do with the mind and the second with the will!

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.

Love is like quicksilver in the hand.

Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.

We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another.

I've never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.

What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.

But I marry myself. I take my fate as within.

I've got three kids, and those are mouths to feed.