"Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind."

"An honest man's the noblest work of God."

"Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me."

"Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul."

"My dream life is just to go back to my job full-time. And be with my family. You know, regular dreams, common dreams that everyone has."

"It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are the same everywhere: The favored kids recognize their status and keep quiet about it - the better to preserve the good thing they've got going and to keep their siblings off their back."

"If I weren't performing, I'd be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone's problems - like a beauty therapist!"

"I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters."