The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd.

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

Be strong, believe in who you are; be strong, believe in what you feel.

It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.

Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel.

We are getting older, and we are getting wiser, and we are getting freer. And when you get the wisdom and the truth, then you get the freedom and you get power, and then look out. Look out.

I can be a rock star with a television show and still have a self-esteem problem. So it's nice to have your dad go, 'Hey Melissa, I'm proud of you - you're doing good.'

There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also.

I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.

There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.

We have a choice every day between fear and love.

I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.

You can control what you put in your body - 100 percent. You really can control your level of fitness and how your body looks.

We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.

That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best.

To create a community where faith matters not just in theory but in reality, faith has to be a public value, not just a private one.

In giving presentations, use the 10/20/30 rule....use only 10 slides, take 20 minutes maximum, and use at least 30-point fonts.

Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

Winners never quit, quitters never win.

Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring.

When people believe that every move they make is going to affect their compensation, they tend to get risk averse.