I really have to force myself to tidy up around the house.

I walk around with a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen all the time.

With the red hair, you get the white skin; it's a package deal. The cons are that you never look particularly attractive on the beach. The pros are in a softly lit room, you look pretty.

I'll tell you my routine - it's really exciting. I feed, I burp, I change diapers, I pump. And then I have a tiny window of time to myself.

~I use humor instead of getting into that whole yes and no thing all the time. It's about just getting them to laugh rather than getting in power struggles.~

What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom.

I have good genes in my family, so we'll see just how long I'll be around.

I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet.

If I have a 12 or 14 hour workday, I am home the next. I cut out anything that is frivolous or doesn't need to be done.

I really love and it is important to me to be physically fit.

It's kind of ironic that if I get my Ph.D., I'll be a real doctor

You fool, Helene. When you love, there is always more pain.

Maybe, now and then, we have to give up a portion of our kingdoms--the things we hold dearest--to find what it is God wants for us.

You got men who can't hold peace and women who can't control their tongues. The rich seduce the poor, and the old seduce the young.

one could drown in irrelevance.

It's better to prepare than to repair.

I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other - and we still are.

Odd thing about death ... it reaffirms life.

I have more money than God, but not as much as Oprah.

I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.