Puberty for me was graduating from Thousand Island salad dressing to Caesar salads. It was like going from hot dogs and hamburgers to beef stroganoff, or from ice cream in a cone to creme brulee.

When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.

I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.

When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.

I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.

I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.

I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear them.