I want to do the romantic comedies. You know, the stuff that Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon would choose, of course.

I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!

Is this chicken what I have or is this fish? I know it's tuna. But it says chicken. By the sea.

Am I eating chicken or tuna?

People always say that pregnant women have a glow. And I say it's because you're sweating to death.

laugh a lot. It burns a lot of calories.

I made sure no butt cheek hung out. You know, the original Daisy, Catherine Bach's shorts were shorter than mine.

Every tear should live its purpose. Don't ever wipe the reason away.

I think anything sounds good with a Southern accent.

I get my inspiration from books, pictures, art. I might find a vintage scarf and say, "I think this should be our color palette."

Motherhood is a dream. It really is absolutely amazing.

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.

My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger" - Billy Connolly

Silence fell like a hammer made of feathers. It left holes in the shape of the sound of the sea.

God has given us everything that we need to succeed in life. Now it is time for us to consistently give ourselves enough reasons why success is inevitably ours.

My best hostess tip is to have good food and really good music!

I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.

Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

Arrow-swift the present sweepeth, and motionless forever stands the past.

I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.

The business aspect is one of the most important things about having a music career, because every choice you make in a management meeting affects your life a year-and-a-half from now.