Being optimistic is like a muscle that gets stronger with use. Makes it easier when the tough times arrive. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel.

I am stronger than I thought I was. My favorite phrase has been 'This too shall pass.' I now understand it really well.

“You don't have to be in shape to bowl. It's the only sport where there's a way to signal for a cocktail waitress.”

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.

Find the meaning behind whatever it is you're going through because everybody's got something.

At one point, we were all fearful. But as you get older, it's the things you don't do that you regret, more so than the things you do. When fear knocks, answer.

My mama told me in college, 'I love you, and you're God's child, but natural beauty will only take you so far.'