Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.

I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

I would wanna be a mermaid, but I think I'm a little bit more of a unicorn, because I'm like a little bit more horsey.

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.

Cheesecake Factory is great. It should have Michelin stars.

I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe.

All I can do is share what I'm thinking - and learn from others.

I'll always be here if you need me. I may not share your faith, but I will always help you fight for what you believe in.

Just because you're alive doesn't mean you're living.

At 'SNL,' I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in '95, I could let my own beliefs out.

I think of the amazing things that were going on. So it's so rich. The doors keep opening.

I'm not a girl anymore, I'm a woman and my heart beats like prizefighter's fists, and I have not stopped yet, I will not stop.

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.

Honor is an old-world thing; but it smells sweet to those in whose hand it is strong.

Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.

Allah does not withhold to withhold. Remaking the heart was the objective. To remake it, He sometimes breaks it first.

The first time I took a Kundalini yoga class, I cried my eyes out afterwards. I was so moved by the meditation and singing "Long Time Sun" at the end of class. I felt like I was home.