Women shouldn't be burdened by what existed in their past, we should all learn how to turn pain into strength.

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

I think happiness is what makes you pretty.

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

I've always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves.

Woman must come of age by herself -- she must find her true center alone.

No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.

'Revelations' is one of the most important pieces to the African American arts. It assesses the hope and despair of a people and overcoming the struggle with our faith.

America is America. It's a capitalist system. They [leaders] have enshrined that belief that profit matters more than anything else. The polarization of the society is just the resurfacing of that.

I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living.

Sir Humphrey Davy Abominated gravy. He lived in the odium Of having discovered sodium. Said to have been written as a schoolboy during a chemistry class at St. Paul's School.

Alright, let's admit it, we Jews killed Christ - but it was only for three days.

I guess I haven't talked to Bob Dylan since before then [interview to Rolling Stones]. I follow his career.

If you teach your children nothing else, teach them the Golden Rule and "righty-tighty, lefty-loosey.

I always had the deepest affection for people who carried sublime tears in their silences.