I used to want to be tall, and then I thought, 'If I were tall, then people would say I was pretty and not cute.' And then I realized that there are worse things than being called cute.

If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.

Not everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer. However, if you can’t see yourself doing anything else, and you have the drive and ambition, get the training and go for it.

I was on the cheerleading squad and drama and the choir, but I was friends with everybody. I was not a partier. I was too Type A and crazy about my grades, but I was still there at everything.

You will have the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, just remember to always handle yourself with grace and dignity.

Life's too short. I'm not!

Laughter is life-giving. It makes you breathe.

I love live theater; I like the relationship between the show and the audience. That's my comfort zone, but more than anything, it's what makes me happy.

I'm constantly learning, and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.

Oatmeal tastes so good on its own, you don't even need to add sugar.

Two scoops of crazy with a side of coo coo ca choo

Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.

The beginning is half of every action.

Science is an excellent piece of furniture to have in the second story, providing that you have common sense on the ground floor.

I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy.

I never think of myself as different from anyone else.

I can honestly say that I am happier now than I have ever been. For the first time in my life I feel free.

The past not merely is not fugitive, it remains present.

In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British.