You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you.

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees.

Be bold, be humble, be brave, be resilient, be productive, be good, good to yourselves and good to each other. Be careful; be caring.

If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

Dig deep and believe in yourself and have the self-confidence you need to forge ahead.

I always say that I started in television when harassed was two words instead of one.

[I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

The sooner you learn that life is not fair, the better off you'll be.

The person I enjoyed interviewing the most was Elmo from Sesame Street because he is so unpredictable and he is always eating my hair and my face.

Like a good-looking John Merrick, mine was a face that looked really shit.

does a society exist where it's become acceptable to wear 'helmets' enclosing one's entire head when in public to preempt social interaction

You can rise above any situation and achieve your dreams.

Life is an eternal journey in search of beauty.

The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

It's better to star in Oshkosh than to starve on Broadway.

Foolishly play with the fires of rumor, only to risk being burned by its treacherous flames.

The East contemplated the forest the West counted the trees...the mind that knows that trees and the forest is a new mind.

Oh, my career. What career? I'm over 40.