There's no job that's more rewarding than being with kids. I adore it.

When you grow up as the daughters of George and Laura Bush, you develop a special appreciation for how blessed we are to live in this great country.

As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.

My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children.

I'm aware that not all kids can pick up and fly to Panama. I'm very lucky.

I can't wish I weren't something that I am.

I don't have any children. I just have a cat, to my parents' dismay.

I didn't go to Latin America thinking, 'I'm gonna write a book. This is what I'm gonna do.' I went there to work for UNICEF and to learn.

I'm just not political. I have opinions, but there's nothing about the process that has ever interested me. I'm 22, and this is the first interview I've ever done in my life.

My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys.

I hope that I serve by being a teacher.

Don't be afraid to fall into the sea. Close your eyes and jump, for you will fall on the back of a big fish which will carry you to your destination

But the finger I pointed at her turned back to me. I had loved her. Not only had I loved her, I had chosen her.

Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

Refuse to let the fear of rejection hold you back. Remember, rejection is never personal.

Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.

This was not of the nature of a Christlike lesson for Owen Meany to learn, as he lay in the manger, that someone you hate can give you a hard-on.

People hear your records in order, and they think of you as progressing in some direction, but it's not really like that.

The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused.

I don't understand these national awards, because half of those who sit in judgement over Indian films do not... possess the competence to evaluate a film correctly.

Pardon me, dear human self, capable of the most heinous degradation, capable of soaring.