“I am because we are. We all bleed the same color. We all want to love and be loved.”

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”

“I've been popular and unpopular successful and unsuccessful loved and loathed and I know how meaningless it all is. Therefore I feel free to take whatever risks I want.”

“We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect”

“We all fall to the floor at some point. It's how you pick yourself up that's the real challenge. Isn't it?”

“You gave me back the paradiseThat I thought I lost for goodYou helped me find the reasons whyIt took me by surprise that you understoodYou knew all alongWhat I never wanted to sayUntil I learned to love myselfI was never ever lovin' anybody else.”

“It's not easy having a good marriage--but I don't want easy. Easy doesn't make you grow. Easy doesn't make you think. I thank God everyday that I am married to a man who makes me think. That's my definition of true love.”