Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don’t know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It’s such a hard job to have. I don’t have any regrets about it.

I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over the world.

Family is becoming more and more important to me.

I play a curator, the most American part you can think of. My work is to protect the Declaration of Independence. I work at the National Archives in Washington.

I am a better person when I let myself have the time for romance and for love.

What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That's like someone picking out who I'm going to date!

I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.

With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.

People always think I’m dainty when they meet me, but I’m really not. I’m very German – we’re not made out of sugar.

I don't believe in marriage. I believe in a commitment that you make in your heart. There's no paper that will make you stay.

It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play.

The ministry of bearing with one another is more than simply tolerating difficult people. It is also learning to hear God speak through them.

At heart, women are creatures of darkness all the time.

The best way to look back at life fondly is to meet it - and those along your journey - warmly, kindly and mindfully

I know something about a lot of things, " she countered evenly. "That's why you're grooming me to be your lieutenant, remember?" - Mara Jade

As your care recipient’s advocate, be involved, don’t accept the status quo, and don’t be afraid to voice your concerns.

Learn to say to the abuser in a firm voice, "Stop it." Do not explain yourself, your needs, or what you mean. Simply call a halt to the abuse, and let that be your final word.

My business is to obey when the Lord commands, and this is the duty of all mankind.

If we would truly seek to be more like our Savior and Master, learning to love as He loves should be our highest goal

Alas, all too often, the dream turns into a mud puddle. I am left looking at a disaster. What to do! Keep working. I ask the Almighty for help. That frees me.

My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends.