For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room.

Any obsession is dangerous.

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause.

I like the way my own feet smell. I love to smell my sneakers when I take them off.

We might all be so afraid to be who we are, but in the end, it's really you're individual, unique qualities that make you attractive to people.

Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul.

Remember who you are. It's really okay to be who you are.

People feel like they have to live up to being perfect or have a perfect life or be perfectly happy, and it just makes them more unhappy.

I was a big sci-fi fantasy geek when I was younger... secretly, in my room.

I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.

I don't know who Peter Lorre is. Pathetic, right? It shows you how completely gross and uncultured my generation is.

What is the difference between a cathedral and a physics lab? Are not they both saying: Hello? We spy on whales and on interstellar radio objects we starve ourselves and pray till we're blue.

You cannot wish for happiness but you can work towards your life goals and create lasting happiness.

Children believe what you promise. They are excited and expectant. Your nature must be like theirs: bold, daring, unafraid and eager to experience the victory God has already assured.

It would be pretty funny to see a Beverly Hills white girl with mad rap skills.

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.

I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.

Trying to be a leader, you've got to be really sure of what you're doing and you've got to guide people the right way.

You always come back to Duke Ellington - he's kind of like the thread that holds everything together from the big band descending to lots of jazz, actually.

He made all countries where he came his own.

If she doesn't really love you, then it's over. And if she does love you, then love will win out.