The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

If you are dyslexic, your eyes work fine, your brain works fine, but there is a little short circuit in the wire that goes between the eye and the brain. Reading is not a fluid process.

For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.

I'm saying goodbye to people's perception of me and who I am, I'm not saying goodbye to me, because this has always been me.

Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.

It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?

When you accept yourself you are free from the need for others to accept you.

To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy.

It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things.

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. neither do I. maybe that's why we get along

I have an unfortunate personality.

You have to watch what you eat.

I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.

Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

I'm not sure I believe in the whole 'ghost-afterlife' thing, but I think places are marked by people who have been there.

French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

Liberals will not let you improve the schools or the educational opportunities for poor people, because they want to maintain their teachers union status quo.

I'm walking this walk and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within His plan?