There was a point when I almost gave up. I couldn't feed myself. I couldn't feed my pets.

I'd like to be the ambassador to the Bahamas.

Don't forget to vote for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Stay home if you're voting for Dole.

I make bad choices. I've got such dodgy tastes in men.

I didn't want to get married. What I knew of most men was something I didn't want any part of. I just wanted to work on my career.

I've always considered myself a physical person. I don't call myself a farm girl, but I did spend a lot of years shoveling manure and throwing hay, because I worked to pay most of my riding expenses.

The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends.

How rude would I be, walking around and saying: 'Hello. I'm Eleanor Mondale. My father was vice president of the United States. Treat me differently.

We're Norwegians. You know, the Vikings. My deadlift was 310 pounds. I mean, I was very, very strong - and I didn't take steroids. I did it all on my own.

When you're nearing 35, going, 'Hey Dad, I can't make these payments,' just isn't cool.

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want.

On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.

Placing religious beliefs above law is a great recipe for destruction of entire human race.

Burmese political culture lacks an understanding of negotiated compromise. We have to build up that kind of culture.

War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals.

Your choices are really very limited. They are limited by your level of awareness. If you can change your level of awareness radically, then you can change your destiny.

I fight with emotion, but I don't fight with anger. I could be angry, but I'm not going to fight with anger because when you fight with anger you can make mistakes.

Homicide is 0.8% of deaths. Diet-related disease is over 60%. But no one talks about it.

All you can do is the best you can do.

I feel like you've gotta be able to get up every night in front of a live audience. Whether it's 10 people or 50 people or a hundred people, whether you're in a rock band or doing the comedy circuit.

I have been the victim of heartless malice.