My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'

No matter what you look like or think you look like, you're special and loved and perfect just the way you are.

There's a confidence you find when you finally feel right in your body.

I'm pretty smart with boys. I know how to handle them and I know what to do around them.

All I've ever wanted is to be normal.

I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is always filled with laughter and fun!

Young women grow up in a really negative world today online and in person.

I've always done pretty well in auditions. I just go in and give it my best shot.

We as women need to empower each other.

I want to continue to speak out on issues that matter to me. I want to have even more of a voice.

It was an instant weight lifted off my chest - both literally and figuratively.

You like it. Knowing things about people. It makes you feel powerful.

If the sky was full of stars and you didn't have one, don’t be sad, maybe the moon will be yours one day.

Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder to do, strengthens your heart. It serves a person ill not to tell the truth.

Regarding the fitness craze: America has lost its soul

The boy gathers materials for a temple, and then when he is thirty, concludes to build a woodshed

If you're in a successful play and the play is working well - I mean successful because the audiences like it, the audiences respond well - it's a pleasure.

It's human nature to extrapolate the recent past into the future, but it's terrible that managements go along with this.

There are lots of real men out there - men who could fall in love with you at the drop of a hat.

What is the definition of a friend? Friends are people who make it easier to live the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The New York Times said, "There are two superpowers in the world: the United States and the world peace movement."