On a personal level, as a Christian, it will not be Barbra Streisand I'm standing in front of when I have to make an accounting of my life.

I was raised Catholic and I'm Presbyterian now, but I've always been a Christian, regardless of denomination. I believe that Jesus is the way.

Every 36 seconds in America a woman lays her body down forced to choose abortion out of a lack of practical resources and emotional support. Abortion is a reflection that society has failed women.

I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.

A woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy also deserves to experience unplanned joy.

I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight.

Anytime anybody is rude, it makes me double-check my own behavior to make sure I don't do that to other people.

In reality, most women 'choose' abortion because they believe they have no other choice.

As a child, I would put on shows in my neighborhood with friends and perform Barbra Streisand songs for my classmates.

It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add on some kind of disability or disease, it can just be such a burden.

My favorite body part? My feet.They're not pretty but they get me where I want to go.

In every southerner, beneath the veneer of clichés lies a much deeper motherlode of cliché. But even cliché is overlaid with enormous power when a child is involved.

Grounded leaders are present for others, operate with fortitude, and influence with the full impact of their vision and strength.

The end of an delusion is invariably sadness or tears

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Style can change your look, certainly, but it can also change your life.

If it smells like fish its a dish. If it smells like cologne leave it alone.

I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the nutty angles. And the Wall. That was my baby, the left-field wall, the Green Monster.

I know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.

You can't patch a wounded soul with a Band-Aid.

[ Jonathan] Edwards is one of my heroes. I've learned much from him over the years.