You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point?

The truth is, after Boys Don't Cry, I realized how few and far between the great roles are. I am beyond thankful for finding Million Dollar Baby.

This is my one and only life and it's a great and terrible and short and endless thing and none of us come out of it alive.

I grew up in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington.

My biggest growth has been sitting with things that are uncomfortable and dealing with them.

I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there.

I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us.

You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be.

Few people know this about me, but I love baking pies.

There's no negatives. You just have to trust that what's happening in your life is unfolding in exactly the right way.

I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream. I never thought this would ever happen.

Real love finds you once, if you're lucky.

It was as if when he left he'd taken some of the screws that held her together and now all she could do was walk around all wonky and falling apart

If you look into someone's face long enough, eventually you're going to feel that you're looking at yourself.

Don't join the book burners... Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.

Don't quote the Buddha. Be the Buddha.

Part of the power of song is that it is a beautiful expression of devotion...singing releases the pent-up joy and thanksgiving we feel because of God's grace and goodness.

Tomorrow it'll all be over, then I'll have to go back to selling pens again.

In love' is for the romantic. 'Love' for the realist.

If God really wanted to punish, he'd answer all our prayers.

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