Picking a best friend who stands up for what she believes in, is true to herself and allows you to be yourself without judgement of how 'cool' you are? Well, now you're picking a friend for life.

When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don't eat anything with a face' suddenly shocked me into reality.

I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-brand handbags, but being a leader can.

The biggest ingredient in a best friend is someone whose actions you respect and who you can truly be yourself around.

If you're picking your best friend based on what kind of clothes she wears or how popular she is, chances are you aren't going to stay in touch after graduation.

I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice.

Taking away from someone else will never make you any better.

Some kids my age experiment with drugs, I experiment with music.

Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enough.

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

Leading up to Christmas, there was talk of Santa. But I’d never even heard of Santa. Bunty, one of the workers who I grew to love, tried to explain, ‘He brings little angels like you, presents.

Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all.

If you TRY, and you just BELIEVE, you CAN; you WILL.

It's much harder when you're writing about your life, than when you're writing fiction.

The government burns down whole cities while the people are forbidden to light lamps.

I play the unsinkable Molly Brown, which is where she got her name from, because she survived.

I can be a little acerbic.

A painting is not made to be sniffed.

Along with this rapid growth of forms of communication at our disposal - be it fax, phone, email, internet or whatever - human solitude will increase in direct proportion.

Anything there is that I can do for you, I will do for you; anything there is that I cannot do, I will learn to do.