My mother had very humble beginnings - to put it mildly. Her dad built their home out of timber that he cut down on their land. No heat, no air-conditioning - 'no foolishness, ' as he would call it.

The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.

I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

I would wanna be a mermaid, but I think I'm a little bit more of a unicorn, because I'm like a little bit more horsey.

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.

Cheesecake Factory is great. It should have Michelin stars.

I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe.

All I can do is share what I'm thinking - and learn from others.

Forgiving is easier when we understand that forgiving someone else means that we are freeing ourselves of an unnecessary burden.

A dancer differeth from a madman only in length of time; one is mad so long as he liveth, the other while he danceth.

We are selling dreams. We are merchants of happiness.

I intend to vote for President George W. Bush in the next election, because in my view, he is best able to wage the war against international terrorism.

All we have to see is that I don't belong to you, and you don't belong to me.

If you're having trouble, it's because you just don't know how - yet!

we become the stories we tell ourselves

I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.

Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize, is a positive contribution to peace... a necessary step in the direction of peace for the world.

I don't spend a lot of time in nature. Probably less than most people that live in urban Texas.