I didn't understand that playing roles in any relationship is false and will inevitably lead to the relationship's collapse. No one can be any one thing all the time.

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

There's a fine line between being private and being ashamed.

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.

Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word.

And I somehow always felt less lonely when I was completely alone.

Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

Restriction generates yearning. You want what you cannot have.

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me.

The mind is an instrument made up of universal consciousness, egocentric consciousness, societal consciousness, along with education, values, virtues, judgment and wisdom.

How we care for ourselves gives our brain messages that shape our self-worth so we must care for ourselves in every way, every day.

Life teaches us many lessons daily, even from our mishaps, only if we pay attention

We shall know the truth and the truth shall free our souls.

No man can claim to be free in real terms unless he is fully in control of his own destiny!

All looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. [and therefore the solution is to fix the jaundiced eye.]

I cannot walk into our garden without constantly being reminded of the friends who have shared their plants.

The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam.

There are no facts, only stories.

I think things happen between people for a reason.