Sometimes I'm not always doing amazing but it's okay... because everyone struggles and it's okay to be flawed because that's what makes me... Me.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

There is a commanded blessing on anyone that values, esteems and stands for justice in society.

We work hard to believe that our actions really don’t affect others all that much because we want the license to act without thinking all that much.

All I have is me, myself and I and we are all getting really tired of each other.

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics.

Publishers like a good buzz, and negative responses sell books just as well as positive ones.

I don't think anybody in the world is perfect. I don't think anybody is absolutely good or bad or stupid. Each one of us combines all those qualities in our daily lives, I think.

I'm going to do whatever I have to do to help a New Yorker, whether it's a girl on the street or a tenant in a housing development.

The era of the Single Savior is over. What is needed now is joint action, combined effort, collective co-creation.

Quite generally, international affairs have more than a slight resemblance to the Mafia. The Godfather does not take it lightly when he is crossed, even by a small storekeeper.

The President [Barack Obama] had suggested that I not watch the news during the confirmation process. I assiduously followed his advice.