I was like, 'Whoa, I'm auditioning for 'Hunger Games?'' That's like my dream come true. That's like a Trekkie auditioning for 'Star Trek.

I'm not particularly fond of the Hamptons.

A lot of hard work has to go into your career, and preparation, and being your best at all times.

Everything is an experience. You learn something different from everything you do.

I've never been the wilting flower. I've never been the girl who's subservient to a man.

I'm so fascinated by the concept of teen pregnancy for some reason. Not that I condone it or promote it, but it's just a very real thing in our country and culture.

It's been difficult to find roles that are independent, strong, and self-assured; I always say I can't play the princess. I'm not a pretty princess! I'm a tomboy.

If I had a crush on a guy, my tactic was to tell them I had a crush on them. And they always thought it was super-cute, so it usually worked in my favor!

I like that New York sensibility where you can be edgy, but still super-glamorous.

As a Christian, I think it’s really important to find a man of God to trust and be supportive of me.

When you're connected to the ocean, you really don't think about what's going on with your email or texts or any of that. You're just a lot more liberated.

He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could carry, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his follows to keep up.

A salary is a tax employers pay, every four weeks, for putting an employee’s dream on hold.

Having the kingdom culture is establishing kingdom lifestyle on earth

A man sitting monkey-like on the rooftop of his brain is due the applause such feats earn him.

The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.

I pride myself as being a very supportive parent. I go to my daughter's soccer games. I hit most of them. I try to go to all of them.

Vegetarianism is the cure for 99% of the world's problems. Think about it.

A secure individual...knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.

That's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't give up.

Every dawn renews the Beginning, and to behold the earth struggling out of the formless void, out of the night, is to witness the act of creation.