Yesterday is a cancelled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note; Today is the only cash you have, so spend it wisely.

I always laugh because if I walk through the mall in my gym clothes a ponytail I get recognized but if I'm in street clothes or dressed up not very many people notice.

I believe becoming healthy and working out saved my life by giving me the confidence and self worth to achieve my goals.

Look at the home makeover shows. It isn't realistic to tear down a house, rebuild it, and decorate it in less then a week, but there aren't people out there criticizing those shows.

Although I have never been 100 lbs overweight, I know the effects of not feeling comfortable in my own skin.

Many people on the street recognize me and are so positive...I am extremely passionate about helping others get healthy and I never feel bothered when fans stop and want to talk.

It is extremely hurtful when women tell me I don't understand or know how they feel.

I do not have a genetically "gifted" body. I have to work hard everyday and I am always working on maintaining a positive self image.

It is hard for women not to be overly self critical, I am no exception!

I speak, I speak, and truth at that. Writers are a curious breed: brooding, fickle, alternately loving and hating their work—and each other. You’re my friend? Don’t pick up that pen!

If my life were a fragrance, it would smell like the sea.

Create each day anew.

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

When you are reading something and you have people pop up in your head you are just sort of stuck with it.

I'm not trying to be cocky, but I set such a high standard for myself. I'm not happy when I pitch seven innings and give up two runs and get a win.

After Buddha was dead, his shadow was still shown for centuries in a cave.

I'm a very lazy, stay-at-home kind of girl.

The most important thing in the world for show business, really, you know everything's a high-tech business, but what people want now is what they can't get - exclusivity.

You either have a civil society or you dont.