Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

My secret to survival has been embracing life's challenges and not letting them dictate my frame of mind or determine my fate... Learning to stand strong in the face of challenge and adversity is the only way to get through the tough times.

My audience knows me, and I wear beautiful clothes as a badge of honor. They remember where I came from.

One of the things I do in my cookbooks is I will do a conversion from outdoor to indoor grilling so you can do it year-round.

If we want to truly live, at some point, we find the dark facts of psychic life demand our full attention.

When I'm really stressed out, I go to church. I light candles and sit and pray. And I'll ask myself, What's the lesson? Why am I going through this? There's got to be a reason I'm here. What am I supposed to learn?

I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.