Childhood is what you spend the rest of your life trying to overcome.

I basically became a cheerleader because I had a very strict mom. That was my way of being a bad girl.

I've made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them.

Women are like ovens. We need 5 to 15 minutes to heat up.

I watched a documentary about Freedom Riders. One young woman told her parents, 'I'm going to leave college to ride and represent the future.' I thought, 'Who would do that now?' Who would do that for my son?"

I haven't always acted or reacted in a way that made me proud, but I didn't make that same mistake twice, and I think that's what I love about adversity is that it always reminds me of what's really valuable in life.

I love thongs. The day they were invented, sunshine broke through the clouds.