The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel.

I learned a great lesson from my mother on her deathbed. She counseled me on the importance of taking care of myself so I wouldn't end up in an unhealthy body like she did.

I don't claim to know everything. I claim to be a seeker of knowledge.

Never be too busy to listen to your instinctive feelings when something feels wrong.

This is a physical thing that is fixable. I know, I'm a survivor. Believe me, there was no way I thought I could survive. There are answers out there that need to be found.

When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' I got literally thousands of emails from people saying, 'We relate to you. I've been divorced. I'm raising kids on my own.' Or, 'You've had money. You've lost money.'

I have great faith in God. Without faith, I don't know how I would have been able to get through what I've been through.