Use the voice that you were given. Shout what you believe in from the top of your lungs. Never let anyone quiet you.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

God’s great love is the divinity of birth.

It's important for us to latch onto the people that we love.

Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.

Saints are the great teachers of the loving-kindness and fascination with God.

All roads lead to Trantor, says the old proverb, and that is where all stars end.

When I am performing, I try to follow the advice I give to my students. This can be very hard - I was never a good student and I find I'm no better when I am the teacher.

Dear girl! Life is addictive. Yet we must live.

I have written occasionally on links between my scientific work and political thinking, but not much, because the links seem to me abstract and speculative.

I may be an optimist.

Being alone onstage is like legalized insanity.