I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and my father gave me all the sanity and nature and all the things that helped me be a more rounded human being.

I Google'd myself a lot of times believe me. A lot of people know more about me than I knew.

I've got a good right hook.

I'm not singing anymore; that is why I am so pleased to be writing. My daughter said, "You just found a different way of using your voice."

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

I've never minded being disciplined. I'd always rather have a quiet evening in than go to a wild party. Discipline for me has always been the foundation which leaves me free to fly.

Steadiness is coming up short 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.