I have a big family and no one ever treated me like a child. They always treated me like an adult, like an equal.

The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.

I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

I would wanna be a mermaid, but I think I'm a little bit more of a unicorn, because I'm like a little bit more horsey.

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.

Cheesecake Factory is great. It should have Michelin stars.

I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe.

All I can do is share what I'm thinking - and learn from others.

God bless us, every one!

The Only mattered to him.Iconoclasm.

Nervousness always provokes mistakes, and mistakes lead to easy convictions.

They buried him in dirt that smelled like broken batteries, and crouched in a fiberglass shed while the acid rain poured down to dissolve his flesh and bleach his bones.

The virtue of prosperity is temperance the virtue of adversity is fortitude.

Meaningful work is within your grasp.

So many dreams, so many disappointments, so many promises. And in the end, they all just vanish.

The divorce has lasted way longer than the marriage, but finally it's over.

I've never owned a cell phone and don't plan on ever having one. If anyone needs to talk to me, they know where I live.

I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.