Never face facts; if you do you'll never get up in the morning.

I've always been a champion of kids pursuing their dreams. But sometimes in life, extraordinary circumstances may force us to temporarily put our dreams on hold. The most important thing is to never lose sight of that dream, no matter what punches life may throw in our way.

What I’m loving about Hilary Clinton is that she has the job that’s been held mostly by men. She’s made it her job, not only to be a very tactful diplomat, but she travels the world, spotlighting what’s going on with girls and women, in every country that she goes to. That has been so unique.

I think that there’s got to be a comic gene in some way, but it’s so much about it is how you grow up.

In my work, there’s a tremendous amount of rejection and waves of fertile and fallow times.

Today, all patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude’s are treated without regard for the family’s ability to pay. Everything beyond what is covered by insurance is taken care of, and for those without insurance, all of the medical costs are absorbed by the hospital.

I realize now that I was a feminist and the minute I heard the word I certainly knew it meant me, but at that time I don’t think we had the label yet. But there’s no doubt about it that I was born a feminist.

It’s so important to raise people to grow up to be who they are and not be forced to be who they’re not. What an awful thing to do to people – it’s like being in prison.

Be who you are. Otherwise, you end up committing suicide. You end up marrying people when you shouldn’t be marrying them and having terrible, secret lives.

If you want to get somewhere in six months, you’re not going to get there by wishing it.