I've grown up a lot, and I've realized that what I need to make myself happy is the people around you.

Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing

Never expect, never presume, always work hard and always be true to who you are.

Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.

Do good. Inspire. Set an example to yourself and others. Have faith. Make your actions loud. Have fun. Be nice. Love strong.

I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I'm still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.

Being perfect is boring. It's the imperfections that make us perfect.

Trust Me. Life is not worth living feeling sad and down and lonely. Always be true to who you are.

It's healthy to admit you're not ok. 'It's ok not to be ok' it's brave. But don't let it win. Be sad. Have your moment, your day or week. Then do something about it and be happy. For yourself.

We all make mistakes. It's human. Just learn from them. Repeating them and being aware of it is the dangerous bit.

The journey is more important than where you end up.

So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.

When they teach [doctors] how to suture, they also teach them how to stitch their self-worth to being all-powerful.

If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well.

Until you've had depression I don't think you're qualified to talk about it.

Structure is, for me, the most fun challenge about writing novels.

It's necessary to start most work alone. But I'm tickled to death when I can pull somebody in or join someone, whether it's borrowing poetry or traveling with an associate.

Your soul tells you when it's time to move on.

Once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night, you gave me everything you had and oh, you gave me light

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not resent the label, except for the fact that I disapprove of labels in general.

Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.