"Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don't make money."

“Take full responsibility for your life, move forward in the direction of your dreams”

“Obviously I want to support women, and I believe in women, and I think we should support each other, but we shouldn't go into extremes. Some women can get very aggressive towards men, but we need men and love men, so keeping the right balance is the most important thing.”

“A single girl who needs nobody makes people uncomfortable, and my mom is right in this, appearance is everything, and appearing to have no one is like swimming alone in the middle of the ocean with a flesh wound.”

Source : Elissa Schappell (2012). “Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Fiction”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

“I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I've had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works.”

“I know everybody's income and what everybody earns, And I carefully compare it with the income-tax returns”

“Secrets are the kind of adventure she needs. Secrets are safe, and they do much to make you different. On the inside where it counts.”

“Well maybe it is stupid, but it's also dumb!”

“And when I first came out from New York, I hadn't driven in a long time. Now I'm like Joe Speedster.”