The challenging part of parenting is to stick to your ideals and not give in.

Forcing victims of sexual harassment into secret arbitration proceedings is wrong because it means that nobody ever finds out what really happened.

I'm a big believer in always challenging yourself and learning new skills.

Trust is the most important aspect of being a journalist. If people don't trust or find you relatable - you will not have success.

My hope is that when people read my story, it will inspire them to reach for their goals and not give up. The real story is this: if I can do it, you can too.

Self esteem is built from the inside out and that is my inspiring message to all people.

If you Google me, you'll find plenty of "dumb blonde" references - even though I graduated with honors from Stanford and studied at Oxford University. I don't let it bother me.

I'm not superwoman. It's impossible to do everything 100 percent all of the time. And suggesting that women should be able to do it only puts more pressure on them.

I felt vindicated that I decided to speak up for not only myself but women all across the nation who've been put down.

The discipline learned from putting in time and effort as a child is a skill and a talent you carry with you for the rest of your life in trying to achieve goals.

In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.

The good thing about being young is that you are not experienced enough to know you cannot possibly do the things you are doing.

My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful.

In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive.

Sometimes I wish I could go back in life, not to change things but just to feel things twice

Death is meaningless to the living because they are living, and meaningless to the dead… because they are dead.

If only the people around you know youre an artist, then youre doing something wrong.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

To be physically fit is just a small aspect. You can be a beautiful physical specimen, but you're empty as far as what it takes to be a person, and that shows up real fast

You’re a dead man,” Kyle said. “Warren doesn’t take kindly to people who hurt me.

We don't get paid for activity, just for being right. As to how long we'll wait, we'll wait indefinitely.