Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.

Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.

My first American experience was in the harbor of New York City when I saw that amazing big, tall lady. I remember thinking, 'Oh my goodness, a lady runs this country.'

I'm trying as hard as I can to keep pushing the boundaries of what a woman is capable of doing. And it turns out there's a lot we can do. There's a lot we can speak about.

No one's going to tell me how to make my own choices. For too many years, everybody told me what to say and what to do and how to be.

I live in the moment. The moment is the most important thing. That's my entire philosophy: Make the best of the good moments.

I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful.

When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful.

All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.