“If I hadn’t gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.”

Take the time to define yourself and define your value. If you’re having a hard time doing that, ask yourself: What is something I would say to someone I love?

Most women don’t want to take the time to figure out their style. It’s okay to experiment a little bit, but don’t get too far from what looks good on you.

Take the time to define yourself and define your value. If you’re having a hard time doing that, ask yourself: What is something I would say to someone I love?

One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative – creativity can’t be judged.

There’s definitely a dangerous feeling when you’re in love-it’s giving your heart to someone else and knowing that they have control over your feelings. I know for me, who always tries to be so tough, that’s the dangerous thing.

Imperfections make you more beautiful.

Beauty fades. Your spirit is forever.

Spread positivity; don’t matter how big, or how small.

Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

I am not bossy, I am the boss.

It’s all about attitude and feeling good about yourself and not looking like everybody on TV. You do not have to be small; you can have some junk in your trunk.

You can’t appreciate the good times without the bad ones.

I love musicals and I’m happy they are coming back because I’d love to do more.

Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.

We all have our imperfections. But I’m human, and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

What is that we human beings ultimately depend on? We depend on our words. We are suspended in language. Our task is to communicate experience and ideas to others.

I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.

My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.

Everything we experience-no matter how unpleasant-comes into our lives to teach us something.

The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.

Speak and live in simple sentences. Bring closure- put a period to- those experiences that you don’t want to carry on forever and ever. Use commas in those places where you’re still growing and use exclamation points at the end of every lesson.

This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.

It’s important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. When you tell your story, you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story.