If I had kids, my kids would hate me. They would have ended up on the equivalent of the Oprah show talking about me; because something [in my life] would have had to suffer and it would've probably been them.

Life whispers to you all the time...from the time you wake up in the morning and with every single experience.

If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

There is no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things!

What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you

I'm starting to cry. I'm remembering those years I struggled with my weight, those times when I saw my reflection in a store window and didn't know who that fat person was, years when it was a big accomplishment for me to exercise at two dots on the StairMaster. And now I'm finishing a 26-mile race. Damn! This is better than winning an Emmy!

That's what life is: an open door to all that is possible. And that's a powerful thing.