We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next stage of joy

The biggest lesson we have to give our children is truth.

I'm not afraid of my femininity and I'm not afraid of my sexuality.

The beauty of getting older is the surprise of what else you can do to make the world a better place with the wisdom that you've accrued over those years.

Letting go of someone we love is the hardest thing we will ever do. Some people never surrender to love for the fear of being hurt. But to not have loved, to not have felt the immense joy it brings, would have been a far worse kind of death.

the smile you give is the smile you get back.

Everybody ages. Everybody dies. There is no turning back the clock. So the question in life becomes: What are you going to do while you're here