My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there.

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.

It makes sense that the placenta almost looks like a tree with many branches - a tree of life.

What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

“If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money.”

I wanted to give birth as opposed to being delivered!

For me, being memorable is more important than winning.

I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.

Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.

True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.

Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.

Man asks and God replies but we don't understand his replies because they dwell in the depths of our souls and remain there until we die.

I do not think there is any question of photography being an art form!

You can always judge a man by what he eats, and therefore a country in which there is no free lunch is no longer a free country.

You must be able to see yourself, with your inner eye, already in possession of the good you desire.

Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see be your son.

Walk away from your own preoccupations . . . and see the perishing multitudes.

I just want my kid to not hate and to be a good human. That's what you try to do. You hope that they are the next evolution of your thing.

Love, and do what you will. If you keep silence, do it out of love. If you cry out, do it out of love. If you refrain from punishing, do it out of love.