I have stacks and stacks of journals. I'll change the names if I ever decide to publish them.

I had dreamed of visiting Bali for many years and because I had an extended family of Balinese friends in Los Angeles, I felt connected. The island is so peaceful and the smiles are constant.

Men are just jealous because they can't wear makeup.

I learned a lot about working with children, and about myself, and it reinforced my decision to pursue a career in teaching.

Having a child keeps you very grounded. So when I decided to have a child, I made it clear to the people I work with that my job was no longer my priority.

There's always competition out there. That's what makes life exciting.

It was easy to run around barefoot in oblivion in Costa Rica. But once I gave birth to my child, I didnt want to be oblivious to the obvious.

I'm not surfing much anymore, but I love hiking and gardening, and I'm always wearing a hat and sunblock.

I can't remember the last time I was bored.

My favorite hotel is the Villa Alilla in Bali. The setting is pure bliss, overlooking the ocean of Uluwatu; the eye line makes you feel as if you're floating on top of the ocean.

I have great respect and understanding for military commitment due to my own family's involvement with the armed forces.

Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person's broad mind and narrow waist change places.

Where there is darkness, there is chaos and confusion, but when light shines, things are set in order and the light rules and governs.

Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known.

We donot qualify as humans going by our acts, but we surely prove through our vulnerability and sufferings!

When I got to college I finally got a job.

I've come to realize that you live on through recordings; they're like a musical diary, a window into somebody's soul.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

California has more distractions, more activities for the kids, more driving.

You can't win every battle! You must have the word Defeat in your dictionary; if not, defeat will triumph even more strongly!

That sounds stupid, but in most films that take six months, you're actually spending four weeks to do a fight scene.