"I believe that the most important thing a person has is their integrity. And once you lose that, you've lost everything."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"My mother said, 'If you can't be a bridge, be a plank.' I thought that was a rather ingenious way of putting it."

"I'm not a politician, but I believe that all people are created equal, and that all people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."

"I've learned that life is tough, but I am tougher."