The hard part is choosing to change what needs changing.

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask It's hard to see the pain behind the mask Bearing the burden of a secret storm Sometimes she wishes she was never born

In my daughter's eyes, I am a hero, I am strong and wise, and I know no fear, but the truth is plain to see, she was sent to rescue me, I see who I want to be, in my daughter's eyes.

Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world.

I grew up in the country surrounded by music.

I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too.

Baby, I've tried to find a place inside your heart. Oh, but it's hard to start a fire without a spark.

I think we should all be tolerant of each other and embrace each others' strengths and differences and uniqueness and beauty.

Every show, every audience is different, and I just love leaving the venue feeling like we all know each other a little bit better.

I believe everything in moderation. But breakfast is important. I have two hard-boiled or scrambled eggs with whole-wheat toast and try to get some fruit in there.

I listen to music I'm looking to record or catch up on news and TV, whatever is on the TV at the gym!

It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.

Be sure of your heart before you speak.

The point is, the "best" technology or idea doesn't always prevail. Sometimes chance and the law of unintended consequences win out.

I think Father Christmas is real because the belief is real. The belief becomes the reality.

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

But the key to our marriage is the capacity to give each other a break. And to realize that it's not how our similarities work together; it's how our differences work together.

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

Life is always full of drama and challenges, but you don't have to overreact to any of it if you choose not to.

Coming back to New Girl was a real reminder of how lucky I am to be on a popular network TV show.