Sometimes we just have to cut off the dead branches in our life. Sometimes that's the only way we can keep the tree alive. It's hard and it hurts, but it's what's best.

It always amazes me how when we’re sure we’ve lost something for good, it winds up finding us.

Every morning we get a chance to be different. A chance to change. A chance to be better. Your past is your past. Leave it there. Get on with the future part, honey.

Freelance isn't for everyone - you've got to be aggressive and enjoy working alone. But you could make more money than you ever imagined.

Caring for someone is scary, because you both know how it feels to lose someone in the span of a heartbeat.

I can forgive a man’s past faults, his present shortcomings, and his future failures if every minute of every day he loves me like it’s his religion.

If you say you’re going to trust your man, then trust your man. Don’t revoke that privilege when he needs it most.

The few things I’d sacrificed, or put on hold, to be with my husband and baby were worth it.

I try to keep the happy memories. If that's what you call selective memories, I'm good with that.

Wealth can be created. Wit and intelligence can't.

Don't underestimate the power of the nonverbal. You'd be amazed how many people come in for interviews with poor posture, weak handshakes, and blank stares.

Nourish yourself with the water of love to grow flowers of happiness in the garden of your heart.

Pop is an easy way for evil business people to make a lot of money. But I find myself humming a Christina Aguilera song every once in a while.

I don't want to feel that I'm a singer or an actress - being able to say that those are just experiences is what I enjoy.

If you can't handle your neurosis, your neurosis will handle you.

In a man's middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities.

If you want to make your mother happy, talk to her. If you want to make your father happy, listen.

He grinned. “That’s because pixies are ever-after. We’re magic, baby. Just ask Matalina.

I would be glad to worship success if I could find her.

Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies.

I'm not sure why my muse is female, except when I am deliberately playing against that figure.