There's nothing I hate more than gritty, linty, mysterious pocket schmutz in the cap of my lip moisturizer - or, even worse, on the applicator itself. I shudder at the thought.

I love the smell of freshly cut grass. It takes me back to summers in Maine.

Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.

I normally work out six days a week. I'll do Pilates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and I'll do cardio on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool.

I thought that I'd have a briefcase-and-power-suit career.

Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?

Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.

I love stretching in the morning. It's the first thing I do when I wake up because getting a good back-crack is so extremely satiating. I feel taller when I finally stand.

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

And you who seek to know me, know that the seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery:For if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without.

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

I work to stay alive.

I've had some of the best and most traumatizing experiences at NBC

You must develop yourself to be successful

Conventional cancer treatments are in place as the law of the land because they pay, not heal, the best.

I loved all the parts of him, even the ones I didn't understand.

What happens outwardly in your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Your circumstances are temporary, but your character will last forever.

I'm going to capitalize on everything I can.