It's the closest to death I have ever been. The chemotherapy takes you as far down into hell as you've ever, ever been.

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

Be strong, believe in who you are; be strong, believe in what you feel.

It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.

Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.

The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd.

We are getting older, and we are getting wiser, and we are getting freer. And when you get the wisdom and the truth, then you get the freedom and you get power, and then look out. Look out.

I can be a rock star with a television show and still have a self-esteem problem. So it's nice to have your dad go, 'Hey Melissa, I'm proud of you - you're doing good.'

There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also.

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.

There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.

Because lies outpace the truth, sooner or later you will trip up on your own tongue.

Our critique of Israel has to be about the state, not culture or religion, but the state of Israel

The one who pulls is the one they urge on.

The moment good taste knows itself, some of its goodness is lost.

lying awake beside you, these thoughts run through my head.

Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.

Maybe I'm an open book, or maybe love is like a magnifying glass straight into the souls of those who own your heart.

You'll never do anything creative, innovative or world changing if you fear criticism. Pioneers are easy targets for arrows!

Love is the most important thing in life. If you don't have (a relationship), you're always looking for one.

My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.