Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.

A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'

I'm just grateful that my body is healthy. I want to be on this planet for a long time, so I try to eat things that make me feel good and make me strong. But I also love food and I love life: Some days having that extra bowl of pasta and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup means more to me than being thin.

Criminals are just regular people who didn’t have time to read all the laws.

I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going.

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today; I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here.

People who overcome their fears every day, without fanfare, without recognition. Quiet, everyday courage, that’s what I admire most.