I wasn't pretty enough to be the pretty girl and I wasn't unattract­ive enough to be the dorky girl.

I like to be wild in passion and calculated in expression! I'm both. I like to be wild in passion more. But I think the balance is what's essential.

I am still baffled by those who feel that criticizing America is unpatriotic, a view increasingly being adopted in the United States since 9/11 as an excuse to render suspect what has always been an American right. An active, brave, outspoken (and heard) citizenry is essential to a healthy democracy.

Magazines, books, novels, TV, internet, movies - all of those things is what creates our consciousness.

I find that arduous physical labor can jump-start my thought process.

Beware of men who use words that relate pejoratively to females when describing the 'other side.

The secret of losing weight is patience.