I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.

Leave something good in every day.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

It doesn't bother me when someone calls me a 'dumb blonde.' I'm neither dumb or blonde.

I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.

I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets.