My grandmother told me: 'Never be in debt to anyone or anything.' Which is probably why I've never been financially extravagant - I still go to Costco. I'm always conscious of living within my means.

Ain't nothing coming easily in this life. Sometimes you gotta work, you gotta grow and it gotta hurt.

Beauty is an understanding of what you have, and it's forgiving yourself of what you don't have, and appreciating all of it.

Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.

Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn't die. Love is unyielding. It's going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up.

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any way, why not let them know?

To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing.

Just bc u loved and lost doesn't mean stop loving. If u have a nightmare, does it mean u stop dreaming?

God’s promise is to save the church and all who loves him

Victory occurs when you let God fight your battles.

Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.

When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle between good and evil, my own purpose.

In Indonesia, I had spent two years at a Muslim school, two years at a Catholic school. In the Muslim school, the teacher wrote to tell my mother that I made faces during Koranic studies.

Well-spent aid money is saving lives for a few thousand dollars per life saved.

Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you're going to make mistakes.

Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's.

Either be wholly slaves or wholly free.

Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.