My dog and two cats are such a vital part of my life. To say that I am their owner doesn't reflect at all the profound bond and responsibility that I have towards them.

I really don't look at my life as being an accomplishment. I'm just very thankful for what I've been given.

My mom always taught me to be sweet and polite and cross my legs because it's what the guys like. Actually, they like a raunchy girl once in a while.

I have more zits now than I did as a teenager. Stress zits.

I've let a lot of my type A personality go. When you have a kid, the messiness doesn't matter anymore.

People expect me to be thin and perfect... I'm not.

I can't whistle. My husband makes fun of me for that.

Society is a little more forgiving of two women kissing than two men. It's sad but true.

I really don't have a career plan. I like being challenged and thrown around. But it's only acting.

I don't think you understand what a job really is when you're a teenager.

I'm a pretty big clothes horse. I shop for clothes constantly. I do so much shopping. I should go to Shoppers Anonymous.

Divorce is a time of change. It really rocks a foundation of most people's lives. When we have our heart broken or our dreams taken away from us, it is a time of growth and change.

Poetry is like a bird, it ignores all frontiers.

There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.

Let's execute along this strategy, but know that we'll probably get some of this wrong, so be open to changing it.

What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.

Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it.

Life is like waiting in line at the grocery store. You wait, you slowly move forward, you pay the price, then you exit unsatisfied and broke.

Sometimes in our relationship to another human being the proper balance of friendship is restored when we put a few grains of impropriety onto our own side of the scale.

I advise nobody to drown sorrow in cocoa. It is bad for the figure and it does not alleviate the sorrow.