We need to stand together with all of the victims [ of sexual harassment] and make sure they are not silenced.

Forcing victims of sexual harassment into secret arbitration proceedings is wrong because it means that nobody ever finds out what really happened.

I'm a big believer in always challenging yourself and learning new skills.

Trust is the most important aspect of being a journalist. If people don't trust or find you relatable - you will not have success.

My hope is that when people read my story, it will inspire them to reach for their goals and not give up. The real story is this: if I can do it, you can too.

Self esteem is built from the inside out and that is my inspiring message to all people.

If you Google me, you'll find plenty of "dumb blonde" references - even though I graduated with honors from Stanford and studied at Oxford University. I don't let it bother me.

I'm not superwoman. It's impossible to do everything 100 percent all of the time. And suggesting that women should be able to do it only puts more pressure on them.

I felt vindicated that I decided to speak up for not only myself but women all across the nation who've been put down.

The discipline learned from putting in time and effort as a child is a skill and a talent you carry with you for the rest of your life in trying to achieve goals.

In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.

Every symbol, word, concept, discipline and field is only a temporary rest stop on the highway of discovery.

Great Gates almighty, ” HARV said inside my brain. “I go off-line for a few nanos and the whole world goes to DOS.

My mom and I always had a great bond. It was always a natural friendship bond since early on. My mom was 18 when she had me.

It's easier to make fun of things that people can help doing.

I'm always gonna be Joe Namath, and I'm not running from that.

I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.

I am a big David Bowie fan.

Great men are almost always bad men.

Things are so scary and intimidating with AIDS and the right wing that people are looking for somebody to just give them safe harbors.

I look forward to making Miami a media mecca.