My best piece of advice I could give to all of the women and girls is really to honor and love your own uniqueness and to celebrate that and to really work hard not to try to be something you're not.

If you consciously send negative energy toward someone, then what you send is exactly what you will attract upon yourself in your own life.

There's a reason women are pregnant for nine months; by the end, you're ready to have this baby.

To me, being a woman in 2016 means having a voice, being unique, being true to yourself, and finding a way to be of service.

I'm open to whatever the universe wants to bring me.

The only thing that limits you right now is you.

I feel everything more deeply. Every action I take, I think of her first. That's a big change for me. That - and no sleep!

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.

Your surroundings may change but your essence and your personality pretty much stay the same.

Ladies, please remember that every single picture you see in a magazine is airbrushed...we do not look like that. Love yourself!

Most actors and actresses are consumed by careers and getting ahead.

What we all want, really, is to be loved. That craving drives our worst behavior.

In his mind, that's what made a man a man, that he protected those he cared about. Those he loved.

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it.

Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.

I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours.

Artists know failure. It is not tragic that they know failure; it is only tragic if they know failure and little else.

I had a deep experience of God's love for me.

Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

I very much adore people who are outcasts, and I've always loved to be around interesting, circus-type people.

Writing [for the novelist] is not an activity, but a condition. That is why one simply can't resume the work when one has a job and a free half-day. Reading is the conveyance of this condition.