I do love acting. But to work as a photojournalist would have been extraordinary.

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

Moments of pure happiness...come upon you unexpectedly. Don't be too preoccupied to experience them.

Everything is transient. Everything is constantly changing. The only thing we have is now.

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

Don't be absent from your own life.

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

The heart that gives, gathers.

Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.

People tell me I need an assistant, but I dont want one.

I have a dog. I'm a dog lover.

My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.

There are disasters that are entirely manmade, but none that are entirely natural.

It's nice to come into an atmosphere that's uplifting and good.

Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self.

Scold your children, and they will know what is wrong; but correct them with love, and they will know what is right.

The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people.