I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.

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.

Knowing peace is having a stillness in your heart while in the middle of chaos

The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.

To spend our days betting on three-legged horses with beautiful names

If the Church of England were to fail, it would be found in my parish

The first time I did stand-up was on a dare.

Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.

I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.

First I have a think, and then I put a line around it.

If a man cannot forget, he will never amount to much.

Just as storms change the landscape of the earth, our hardships change the landscape of the heart.